Experiencing Sound: The Sensation of Being

by Lawrence Kramer

From the winds of Mars to a baby's first laugh, a prolific philosopher-composer reflects on the profound imperative of sound in everyday life.

Experiencing Sound presents its subject as fundamental to all experience--sensation, perception, and understanding. Lawrence Kramer turns on its head the widespread notion that vision takes pride of place among the senses and demonstrates how paying attention to sound can transform how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520400844
• ISBN13: 9780520400849
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 192 Pages