The Metaphysics of Color

Michael Watkins (Auburn University), Elay Shech (Auburn University)

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Cambridge University Press
10 April 2025

Art techniques & principles; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Philosophy of science

Series: Elements in Metaphysics

This Element offers an opinionated and selective introduction to philosophical issues concerning the metaphysics of color. The opinion defended is that colors are objective features of our world; objects are colored, and they have those colors independent of how they are experienced. It is a minority opinion. Many philosophers thinking about color experience argue that perceptual variation, the fact that color experiences vary from observer to observer and from viewing condition to viewing condition, makes objectivism untenable. Many philosophers thinking about colors and science argue that colors are ontologically unnecessary; nothing to be explained requires an appeal to colors. A careful look at arguments from perceptual variation shows that those arguments are not compelling, and especially once it is clear how to individuate colors. Moreover, a careful look at scientific explanations shows that colors are explanatorily essential. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

By: Michael Watkins (Auburn University), Elay Shech (Auburn University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009494441
ISBN 10: 1009494449
Series: Elements in Metaphysics
Pages: 84
Publication Date: 10 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Into the Rabbit hole: why colors seem so challenging; 2. A brief history of the problem and possible solutions; 3. Out of the Rabbit hole; 4. Reweaving the rainbow; 5. Realism in the Metaphysics of Science; 6. Conclusion; References.