Abstract:

Standard accounts of the senses attempt to answer the question how and why we count five senses (the counting question); none of the standard accounts is satisfactory. Any adequate account of the senses must explain the significance of the senses, that is, why distinguishing different senses matters. I provide such an explanation, and then use it as the basis for providing an account of the senses and answering the counting question.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/1467-9264.t01-1-00002

Affiliations: 1: The University of Edinburgh, UK