What are colours? How do they
fit into the physical world, and what is the relation between colours and
colour experiences? Should we explain colours in terms of colour experiences,
such that, e.g., for something to be red just is for it to look red to normal
observers under standard conditions? Or are colour experiences, when they are
veridical, best understood as responses to objective colour properties that are
independent of such experiences? This course will explore different theories of
the nature of colours and how they relate to colour experiences. Topics to be
covered may include dispositionalist theories of colours, eliminativist
theories, physicalist theories, and primitivist theories.
- Lehrende(r): Samuel Mason