Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
Jorge Luis Méndez-Martinez
; National Research University, Higher School of Economics, Myasnitskaya Ulitsa 20, RU–101000 Moscow
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APA 6th Edition
Méndez-Martinez, J.L. (2019). What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
. Synthesis philosophica, 34 (1), 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
MLA 8th Edition
Méndez-Martinez, Jorge Luis. "What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
." Synthesis philosophica, vol. 34, no. 1, 2019, pp. 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Méndez-Martinez, Jorge Luis. "What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
." Synthesis philosophica 34, no. 1 (2019): 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
Harvard
Méndez-Martinez, J.L. (2019). 'What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
', Synthesis philosophica, 34(1), pp. 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
Vancouver
Méndez-Martinez JL. What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
. Synthesis philosophica [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2024 April 26];34(1):173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
IEEE
J.L. Méndez-Martinez, "What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
", Synthesis philosophica, vol.34, no. 1, pp. 173-190, 2019. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
Full text: french pdf 441 Kb
page 173-190
downloads: 260
cite
APA 6th Edition
Méndez-Martinez, J.L. (2019). What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
. Synthesis philosophica, 34 (1), 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
MLA 8th Edition
Méndez-Martinez, Jorge Luis. "What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
." Synthesis philosophica, vol. 34, no. 1, 2019, pp. 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Méndez-Martinez, Jorge Luis. "What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
." Synthesis philosophica 34, no. 1 (2019): 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
Harvard
Méndez-Martinez, J.L. (2019). 'What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
', Synthesis philosophica, 34(1), pp. 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
Vancouver
Méndez-Martinez JL. What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
. Synthesis philosophica [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2024 April 26];34(1):173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
IEEE
J.L. Méndez-Martinez, "What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
", Synthesis philosophica, vol.34, no. 1, pp. 173-190, 2019. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
Full text: german pdf 441 Kb
page 173-190
downloads: 204
cite
APA 6th Edition
Méndez-Martinez, J.L. (2019). What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
. Synthesis philosophica, 34 (1), 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
MLA 8th Edition
Méndez-Martinez, Jorge Luis. "What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
." Synthesis philosophica, vol. 34, no. 1, 2019, pp. 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Méndez-Martinez, Jorge Luis. "What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
." Synthesis philosophica 34, no. 1 (2019): 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
Harvard
Méndez-Martinez, J.L. (2019). 'What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
', Synthesis philosophica, 34(1), pp. 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
Vancouver
Méndez-Martinez JL. What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
. Synthesis philosophica [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2024 April 26];34(1):173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
IEEE
J.L. Méndez-Martinez, "What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
", Synthesis philosophica, vol.34, no. 1, pp. 173-190, 2019. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
Full text: english pdf 441 Kb
page 173-190
downloads: 242
cite
APA 6th Edition
Méndez-Martinez, J.L. (2019). What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
. Synthesis philosophica, 34 (1), 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
MLA 8th Edition
Méndez-Martinez, Jorge Luis. "What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
." Synthesis philosophica, vol. 34, no. 1, 2019, pp. 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Méndez-Martinez, Jorge Luis. "What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
." Synthesis philosophica 34, no. 1 (2019): 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
Harvard
Méndez-Martinez, J.L. (2019). 'What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
', Synthesis philosophica, 34(1), pp. 173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
Vancouver
Méndez-Martinez JL. What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
. Synthesis philosophica [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2024 April 26];34(1):173-190. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
IEEE
J.L. Méndez-Martinez, "What Counts as “a” Sound and How “to Count” a Sound. The Problems of Individuating and Identifying Sounds
", Synthesis philosophica, vol.34, no. 1, pp. 173-190, 2019. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp34112
Abstract
This paper addresses the problem of sound individuation (SI) and its connection to sound ontology (SO). It is argued that the problems of SI, such as aspatiality, extreme individuation, indexical perplexity and duration puzzles are due to SO's uncertainties. Besides, I describe the views in SO, including the wave view (WV), the property view (PV), and the event view (EV), as Cassey O’Callaghan defends it. According to O’Callaghan, EV offers clear standards to individuate sounds. However, this claim is countered by the consideration that any view could also defend the standards in SO, and thus, EV does not solve any of the problems mentioned above. As a way of showing the difficulties inherited by sound’s inner ontology, the problem of its linguistic representation is also addressed. The problem of SI can be developed within the frame of the philosophy of language and, specifically, regarding the discussion about mass vs count-sortal terms. Is the term sound a mass or a count-sortal? It is shown that, for reasons pertaining SO, the decision regarding the case of sound as a mass or count-sortal term remains open. SI is, thus, covered from the SO to the philosophy of language.
Keywords
sound; individuation; identification; acoustics; ontology of sound; event; mass terms; count-sortal terms
Hrčak ID:
224043
URI
https://hrcak.srce.hr/224043
Publication date:
11.6.2019.
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