Allen, K. orcid.org/0000-0002-3219-2102 (2009) Inter-species variation in colour perception. Philosophical Studies. pp. 197-220. ISSN 0031-8116
Abstract
Inter-species variation in colour perception poses a serious problem for the view that colours are mind-independent properties. Given that colour perception varies so drastically across species, which species perceives colours as they really are? In this paper, I argue that all do. Specifically, I argue that members of different species perceive properties that are determinates of different, mutually compatible, determinables. This is an instance of a general selectionist strategy for dealing with cases of perceptual variation. According to selectionist views, objects simultaneously instantiate a plurality of colours, all of them genuinely mind-independent, and subjects select from amongst this plurality which colours they perceive. I contrast selectionist views with relationalist views that deny the mind-independence of colour, and consider some general objections to this strategy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2009 Springer Verlag. This is an author produced version of a paper published in PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Colour,Colour perception,Perceptual variation,Selectionism,REALISM,VISION |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Philosophy (York) |
Depositing User: | Repository Administrator York |
Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2009 14:10 |
Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2025 23:04 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-007-9183-z |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11098-007-9183-z |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:5503 |
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