Journal Title
Title of Journal: Acta Anal
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Abbravation: Acta Analytica
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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Authors: Nenad Miščević
Publish Date: 2011/01/21
Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-93
Abstract
The paper defends a neoLockean view of secondary qualities in particular color according to which the being of a given color amounts to having the disposition to produce in normal viewers under normal circumstances the response of seeing an objective manifest simple color It also defends the view that the naïve colorconcept the simple color concept so to speak is a fully objective property The defense of this view is carried against its “nearest cousin” the view proposed and defended by Philip Pettit and Frank Jackson according to which the naive color concept is response dependent whereas color itself is fully objective It is argued that the neoLockean alternative better captures the phenomenology of color and better predicts or accounts for the dramatic character of the historical scientific discoveries of Newton and his followers Against metaphysical response dependence the paper proposes a brief positive argument from the unity of color properties and a criticism of Jackson’s counterargument against metaphysical responsedependence from the naïve intuitions about causal properties of colorThe first version of the paper was presented in Dubrovnik in 2008 at a conference day at Interuniversity Center dedicated to the work of Philip Pettit Warm thanks go to him for his encouragement participation and reactions and also to Martina Fürst for her kindness and patience Stephen Mumford for discussing with me the issues of dispositions as causes and my doctorate students in Rijeka for an enjoyable seminar on the topic in late fall 2010
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