Which causes of an experience are also objects of an experience?

It is part of the phenomenology of perceptual experiences that objects seem to be presented to us. The first guide to objects is their perceptual presence. Further reflection shows that people take the objects of their perceptual experiences to be among the causes of their experiences. However, not all causes of the experience are also objects of the experience. This raises the question indicated in the title of this chapter. The chapter argues that by taking phenomenal presence as the guide to the objects of perception, one can see that at least in two sensory modalities, smell and touch, there is no uniform answer to this question. The objects of olfactory and tactile experiences can move along the causal chain. Accordingly, the content of olfactory and tactile experience may vary.