Smellosophy

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Book Review| May 01 2023 Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind. By Ann-Sophie Barwich. 2020. Harvard University Press. (ISBN 9780674278721). Paperback. 384 pp. $22.95. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud, Frank Brown Cloud Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar David Upegui David Upegui science teacher Central Falls High School, Central Falls, RI upeguid@cfschools.net Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar upeguid@cfschools.net The American Biology Teacher (2023) 85 (5): 293–294. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.5.293a Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation David Upegui; Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind. The American Biology Teacher 1 May 2023; 85 (5): 293–294. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.5.293a Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search Barwich describes her book Smellosophy as an “unapologetic declaration of love to olfaction.” As an important way for us to understand, maneuver, and appreciate our world, smell is a powerful sense that we can all connect with (and which connects humanity). Especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, when many people temporarily lost their ability to detect smell (and the closely connected sense of taste), this book’s topic is an impetus for important scientific exploration. This book attempts to answer three main questions: How does the brain make sense of scents? What are the perceptual dimensions of smell? What are the epistemic, empirical, and social factors that define ongoing science (in comparison with the philosophical study of historical episodes)? I have a keen memory of as a child smelling the rising aroma of coffee roasting at my uncle’s farm. It is with great fondness that I recall that wonderful imagery every time... You do not currently have access to this content.