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P W Ross1

  • 1Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Curtin Hall, Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413, USA.

Consciousness and Cognition
|March 29, 2001
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Color subjectivism posits colors as mental experiences. This study argues against it, finding subjectivism unable to explain color perception and scientifically unsupported.

Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Visual Science
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Color subjectivism defines colors as subjective mental properties of visual experiences.
  • An argument for subjectivism is presented, drawing from visual science but relying on a philosophical assumption.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the tenability of color subjectivism.
  • To demonstrate that subjectivism fails to provide a plausible account of color perception.
  • To critically assess subjectivism in conjunction with major theories of perception.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the argument for color subjectivism based on visual science claims.
  • Examination of three versions of subjectivism combined with sense datum theory, adverbialism, and the virtual color proposal.

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  • Philosophical critique of each subjectivist model and the underlying assumptions.

    • Main Results:

    • The argument for subjectivism, despite its scientific basis, rests on a flawed philosophical assumption.
    • Subjectivism, when combined with sense datum theory, adverbialism, or the virtual color proposal, faces significant objections.
    • Each of the considered perceptual theories is found inadequate for subjectivism.

    Conclusions:

    • Color subjectivism is untenable as a theory of color perception.
    • The scientifically motivated argument for subjectivism is unsound due to a mistaken philosophical assumption.
    • A plausible account of color perception requires moving beyond subjectivist frameworks.