# The structure of egocentric space **Opening (not a real abstract):** In The Varieties of Reference, Gareth Evans rightfully notes that any talk of ‘egocentric space’ picks out not a special kind of space, but rather a special way of representing space (Evans, 1982, p. 157). Shortly afterwards, he claims that ‘a fundamental point of similarity’ between auditory and haptic (and presumably visual) experience is that their spatial content can be specified in egocentric terms.1 And that it is ‘a consequence of this that perceptions from both systems will be used to build up a unitary picture of the world. There is only one egocentric space, because there is only one behavioural space’ (Evans, 1982, p. 160). Although I agree with Evans’ conclusion, I share the suspicions of any reader who thinks that the reasoning here might have moved a little quickly. For one thing, they might not accept what one might call the ‘Evansian’ conception of **Authors:** [[Adrian Alsmith]]