In defense of Incompatibility, Objectivism, and Veridicality about color

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Review of Philosophy and Psychology

Abstract

Are the following propositions true of the colors: No object can be more than one determinable or determinate color all over at the same time (Incompatibility); the colors of objects are mind-independent (Objectivism); and most human observers usually perceive the colors of objects veridically in typical conditions (Veridicality)? One reason to think not is that the empirical literature appears to support the proposition that there is mass perceptual disagreement about the colors of objects amongst human observers in typical conditions (P-Disagreement). In this article, we defend Incompatibility, Objectivism, and Veridicality by calling into question whether the empirical literature really supports P-Disagreement. © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012.

First Page

547

Last Page

558

DOI

10.1007/s13164-012-0114-3

Publication Date

12-1-2012

Share

COinS