Humans are visual creatures’, it is common to observe. Our reliance upon vision is apparent in the way we navigate and react to our surroundings. We fumble in the dark and instinctively turn to look at the sources of sounds. Visual information also occupies a privileged epistemic role, and our language frequently reflects a tight coupling of seeing with knowing. We evaluate views, have insights, and see what is at issue. Perhaps most telling is the greater fear many admit at the prospect of losing sight over any other sense. Not surprisingly, philosophers investigating the nature of perception and perceptual experience have considered vision nearly exclusively. Philosophical discussions of.
