Stinking Philosophy!
The MIT Press eBooks August 6, 2024 Benjamin Young 1 citation
Smell, despite being central to philosophy of mind and consciousness, has been neglected for centuries. Benjamin Young's book argues that the nature of odors and how we perceive, cognitively represent, and categorize them remains poorly understood. Drawing on over a decade of research, Young presents a methodology to address philosophical and conceptual issues raised by olfaction. He shows how the philosophy of smell advances debates in philosophy of mind, perception, and cognitive neuroscience, demonstrating that empirically informed philosophy can significantly impact interdisciplinary research on smell across philosophy, chemistry, and neuroscience.