TY - JOUR
T1 - Qualities and the Galilean View
AU - Liu, Michelle
N1 - © 2021, Imprint Academic. All rights reserved. This is the accepted manuscript version of an article which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.5376.20512201.28.9.147
PY - 2021/9/28
Y1 - 2021/9/28
N2 - It is often thought that sensible qualities such as colours do not exist as properties of physical objects. Focusing on the case of colour, I discuss two views: the Galilean view, according to which colours do not exist as qualities of physical objects, and the naïve view, according to which colours are, as our perception presents them to be, qualities instantiated by physical objects. I argue that it is far from clear that the Galilean view is better than the naïve view. Given the arguments in this paper, the naïve view ought to be taken seriously. The discussion here appeals especially to theorists who, like Goff, are already convinced that the quantitative language of physical science fails to capture all qualities.
AB - It is often thought that sensible qualities such as colours do not exist as properties of physical objects. Focusing on the case of colour, I discuss two views: the Galilean view, according to which colours do not exist as qualities of physical objects, and the naïve view, according to which colours are, as our perception presents them to be, qualities instantiated by physical objects. I argue that it is far from clear that the Galilean view is better than the naïve view. Given the arguments in this paper, the naïve view ought to be taken seriously. The discussion here appeals especially to theorists who, like Goff, are already convinced that the quantitative language of physical science fails to capture all qualities.
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U2 - 10.5376.20512201.28.9.147
DO - 10.5376.20512201.28.9.147
M3 - Article
SN - 1355-8250
VL - 28
SP - 147
EP - 162
JO - Journal of Consciousness Studies
JF - Journal of Consciousness Studies
IS - 9-10
ER -