An ecumenical response to color contrast cases
pp. 1725-1742
Abstract
Intrapersonal variation due to color contrast effects has been used to argue against the following intuitive propositions about the colors: No object can be more than one determinable or determinate color of the same grade all over at the same time (Incompatibility); external objects are actually colored (Realism); and the colors of objects are mind-independent (Objectivism). In this article, I provide a defense of Incompatibility, Realism, and Objectivism from intrapersonal variation arguments that rely on color contrast effects. I provide a novel, ecumenical response to such arguments according to which typical variants are right, and which respects Incompatibility, Realism, and Objectivism, using the thesis that the colors of objects depend on the colors of objects in their surrounds.
Publication details
Published in:
Dutant Julien, Fassio Davide, Meylan Anne (2017) Truth & epistemic norms. Synthese 194 (5).
Pages: 1725-1742
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-016-1016-1
Full citation:
Roberts Pendaran (2017) „An ecumenical response to color contrast cases“. Synthese 194 (5), 1725–1742.