2018/01/01 by Dan Cavedon-Taylor, Daniel Cavedon-Taylor · 1 citation
Engineering · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies #Multisensory perception and integration #Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
paper · doi:10.2307/45128600
openalex publication_date 2018/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Abstract Olfaction represents odors, if it represents anything at all. Does olfaction also represent ordinary objects like cheese, fish, and coffee beans? Many think so. It is argued here that such a view is in error. Instead, we should affirm an austere account of the intentional objects of olfaction: olfactory experience is about odors, not objects. Visuocentric thinking about olfaction has tempted some philosophers to say otherwise.