space to the one which Carothers and Wilson have just given 
us. Whereas they are trying to talk about the perception of 
nonliterate people in terms of literate experience, Professor von 
Békésy chooses to begin his discussion of acoustical space on 
its own terms. As one proficient in auditory spaces, he is keenly 
aware of the difficulty of talking about the space of hearing, for 
the acoustical is necessarily a world in “depth.” (10) It is of the 
utmost interest that in trying to elucidate the nature of 
hearing and of acoustic space, Professor von Békésy should 
deliberately avoid viewpoint and perspective in favor of mosaic 
field. And to this end he resorts to two-dimensional painting as 
a means of revealing the resonant depth of acoustic space. 
Here are his own words (p. 4):

     It is possible to distinguish two forms of approach to a 
     problem. One, which may be called the theoretical