 The philosophy of sounds and auditory perception is one area of the philosophy of perception that reaches beyond vision for insights about the nature, objects, contents, and varieties of perception. This entry characterizes central issues in the philosophy of auditory perception, many of which bear upon theorizing about perception more generally, and it mentions outstanding questions and promising future areas for inquiry in this developing literature. Before beginning the substantive discussion of audition itself, it is worthwhile to discuss the motivation and rationale for this kind of work.