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    Roberto Casati and Jerome Dokic's distal theory holds tha... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Wave theorists typically fail to be faithful to auditory content.

    Roberto Casati and Jerome Dokic's distal theory holds that sounds are events at their sources, grounding why auditory localization systematically tracks source locations rather than medium states.

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    • 1.Auditory localization tracks source position even when medium properties vary (e.g., same sound in air vs. water), suggesting sources, not media, constitute sounds.
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    • 2.We identify sounds by their sources (thunder, footsteps, speech), not by medium vibrations, indicating our sound concept semantically targets distal events.
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    • 3.Sound localization works via neural mechanisms that compute source location from cues, providing a mechanistic basis for why perception privileges sources over intervening media.
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    • 1.The same distal event produces no auditory perception without medium vibrations; medium states are causally essential to sound, not merely instrumental channels.
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    • 2.Localization success depends entirely on medium properties (frequency, speed); attributing perception to sources alone obscures the medium's constitutive causal role.
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    • 3.Infrasound and ultrasound from sources produce no auditory experience despite identical distal events, suggesting sound identity requires specific medium-dependent frequencies.
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    Key Terms

    Auditory localization(as the phenomenon the theory explains)
    The ability of your brain to figure out where a sound is coming from by listening to it.
    Jerome Dokic(as a co-developer of the distal theory of sound)
    A French philosopher who works on questions about perception and how our senses connect us to the world.
    Medium states(as an alternative explanation that the theory argues against)
    The conditions of the material that sound travels through, like how much the air is vibrating or moving at different points between the sound source and your ear.
    Roberto Casati(as a philosopher who developed theories about sound and hearing)
    An Italian philosopher who studies how we perceive and understand the world around us, particularly through our senses like hearing.
    Source locations(as what our hearing tracks according to the theory)
    The actual physical places where sounds are created, like where a speaker's mouth is or where a bell is ringing.
    distal theory(the main theory being discussed)
    A theory that says sounds are located far away at their source (like where a speaker is), rather than existing only in your ear or mind.

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    The same distal event produces no auditory perception without medium vibrations;...Wave theorists typically fail to be faithful to auditory content.We identify sounds by their sources (thunder, footsteps, speech), not by medium ...