# Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Perception Guide for Authors ## Article Conditions - Chapter length: 6000-8000 words, inclusive of footnotes and references. - Chapter should be self-contained and accessible to a general philosophical readership. - Chapter should be a cutting-edge discussion that situates current advances against a background overview of contemporary research. - Include a future-facing section where relevant, covering projected developments and possible future questions. - Abstract submission: April 2026. - Chapter submission: March 2027. - Reviews: April-September 2027. - Revisions: November-December 2027. - Final editorial review: January-February 2028. - Final version to Routledge: March 2028. - Online workshop series: January 2027, opt-in, organized by section. ## Nick's Chapter Placement - Section: 2 - Perception in Space and Time. - Subsection: 2.1 Spatial perception. - Chapter 12: Audition - Nick Young, Università degli Studi di Genova. ## Source Text **The *Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Perception*** Edited by Benjamin D. Young, Elvira Di Bona, and Frederique de Vignemont **Guide for Authors** Each chapter is limited to 6000-8000 words (inclusive of footnotes and references), be self-contained coverage of the topic, and written in an accessible manner for the target academic audience. Chapters must be written for a general philosophical readership and not assume specialist knowledge. We intend the handbook to serve as a first stop for introducing those to an area, as well as a tool for those more senior to consult in keeping up with advances in a topic of research. Please see the brief handbook description and table of contents at the end of the guide for authors. The academic rigor yet accessibility of chapters will be maintained throughout the handbook by conforming to the following elements/requirements/processes: (1) Each chapter should be a self-contained cutting-edge discussion of the topic situating current advances against a background overview of contemporary research. (2) Whenever relevant, we request that a future facing section be included that covers where the area is projected to progress and possible future areas/questions for research (3) Once the list of contributors has been confirmed and abstracts have been submitted, these will be shared by authors within the same section to control for overlap between chapters. (4) All authors will be provided with the table of content with the full list of contributors once these have been confirmed so they are aware of the range of topics within the handbook thereby controlling for overlap of coverage between chapters. Also, we hope that providing everyone with a list of contributors and their topic allows for cross-pollination of ideas with contributors liaising with each other to control for repetition. The formatting guidelines from Routledge will be distributed in the coming month once the table of contents is finalized. **Timeline** **April 2026** - Abstract Submission **March 2027** - Chapter Submission **April-September** **2027** - Chapter Reviews Contributors will be expected to provide peer review feedback on another chapter alongside the editorial review. **November-December** **2027** - Chapter revisions **January-February 2028** - Final Editorial Review **March 2028** - Final version submitted to Routledge **On-line workshop series - January 2027** To help with the timely completion of chapters, we are also planning a series of on-line workshops for contributing authors to present their chapter as a work in progress. Tentatively, we are planning one workshop for each of the four sections. These workshops will be opt in and open to all contributors from the handbook. **Brief Handbook Description:** The *Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Perception* will mirror the shifting theoretical landscape of contemporary Philosophy of Perception. In many ways the major developments of Philosophy of Mind over the past two decades have been related to perception with a shift towards empirically informed philosophy and diversity of research areas across the senses. The *Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Perception* will offer more contemporary depth of topics, as well as a broader scope of coverage. The first section offers an exhaustive introduction to philosophical debates about The Senses. Each chapter within the opening section will be a state-of-the-art introduction to philosophical areas of research on a given perceptual modality including the more metaphysical questions such as what are the perceptual qualities of that sense, the objects of perception, and philosophical theories about that sense. Section 1 will be the largest standalone portion of the handbook and to the best of our knowledge the first time each of the senses have been given equity of treatment. Sections 2-4 of the handbook are devoted to opinionated professional treatments of topics in philosophy of perception transcending specific issues of any one sense (with the understanding that visual evidence/examples will in all likelihood dominate). Coverage will include well-worn areas of study on the spatial and temporal nature of perception, the content and properties of perception, as well as even more recent topics like nonconscious perception, perception & affect, and the format of perception. With this split between comprehensiveness of research on each of the senses together with further sections covering an expansive range of topics building upon philosophy of perception over the past two decades, the handbook will strike the right balance. But not only will the handbook stand out for its content, but the contributing authors will also play a fundamental role elevating the handbook. Editorially we hope to curate contributions from philosophers spanning career stages. We intend to have the handbook display the youthful nature of the contemporary explosion of philosophy of perception all while including those senior in the field who laid the foundations. **Current Table of Contents** **1 - The Senses** 1. Individuating the Senses - Mohan Matthen (Toronto) 2. Vision - William Fish (Massey University) 3. Audition - Matthew Nudds (University of Warwick) 4. Touch - Błażej Skrzypulec (University of Krakow) 5. Smell - Giulia Martina (Nottingham University) 6. Taste/Flavor - Keith Wilson (University College Dublin) 7. Interoception - Matthew Fulkerson (UCSD) 8. Vestibular sense - Gabriel Siegel (University of Iowa) 9. Pain - Sabrina Coninx (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Laurenz Casser (Sheffield) 10. Multi-modal perception - Casey O'Callaghan (Washington University) **2 - Perception in Space and Time** **2.1 Spatial perception** 11. Egocentric perspective - Adrian Alsmith (King's College London) 12. Audition - Nick Young (Università degli Studi di Genova) 13. Tactile field - Carlota Serrahima (University of Valencia) 14. Orthonasal Olfaction - Louise Richardson (University of York) 15. Peripersonal space - Jonathan Mitchell (Cardiff university) **2.2 Temporal perception** 16. Time Perception - Akiko Frischhut (Sophia University) 17. The present in perception: content or attitude? - Giuliano Torrengo (Milan University) 18. Extended present: the role of memory for perception - Gerardo Viera (Sheffield University) 19. Extended present: the role of anticipation for perception - Jack Shardlow (University of Edinburgh) **3 - Perceptual Content** **3.1 What format?** 20. Iconic and discursive perception - Assaf Weksler (Technion University) and Gabriel (Gabe) Radin (NYU Abu Dhabi) 21. Frame and perspective - Kevin Lande (York University) 22. Analog perception - Daniel Burnston (Tulane University) 23. Jacksonian mode of presentation in music perception - Christopher Peacocke (Columbia University) **3.2 What properties?** 24. Perceiving valence through feature binding - Jonna Vance (Northern Arizona University) 25. High-level properties of perception - E.J. Green (John Hopkins University) 26. Perceptual learning - Madeleine Ramson (UBC) 27. Perception of modal properties - Jessie Munton (Cambridge University) **4 - The border of perception** **4.1 Sensory registration, unconscious perception and conscious perception** 28. Perceptual Constancies - Elisabeth Camp (Rutgers) 29. Unconscious perception - Ian Phillips (John Hopkins University) 30. Are bodily sensations really perceptual? - Jose Luis Bermudez (Texas A&M University) 31. Senses in animals - Angelika Kaufmann (Milan) **4.2 Perception and cognition** 32. The empirical signatures of perception - Ned Block (NYU) 33. Bayesian versus predictive coding framework - Michael Rescorla (UCLA) 34. Cognitive penetration - Pepa Toribio (Barcelona) **4.3 Perception and imagination** 35. Mental imagery - Dimitria Gatzia (University of Akron) & Berit Brogaard (University of Miami) 36. The role of imagination for perception - Alberto Voltolini (Università di Torino) 37. Aphantasia - Margerita Arcangeli (IJN) 38. Augmented perception - Derek Brown (University of Glasgow) **4.4 Perception and affect** 39. Aesthetic perception - Sonia Sedivy (Toronto) 40. Atmosphere - Elvira Di Bona (University of Turin) 41. Seeing food and snakes - Frédérique de Vignemont (IJN) 42. Smell and the emotions - Arina Pismeny and Benjamin Young (University of Nevada Reno) 43. The affective value of conscious experiences - Hilla Jacobson (HUJI) **4.5 Perception and action** 44. Motor and perceptual formats - Myrto Mylopoulos (Carleton University) 45. Perception-Action model - Thor Grunbaum (University of Copenhagen) 46. Affordances - Robert Briscoe (Ohio University) **4.6 Perception and metaperception** 47. Metaperceptive feelings - Jérôme Dokic (IJN) 48. Déjà vu and Jamais vu feelings - Joulia Schmortkova (University of Grenoble) 49. Perceptual confidence - John Morrisson (Barnard College)