People think colours must be in our minds since science say they aren't in the world. But science says they aren't in our minds either.
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But I also think this isn't something science "tells us." It requires philosophy to say it. Science gives us models with various vocabularies (and lots of colour ones); the larger understanding comes from philosophy
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That I understand. Science tracks patterns of observations, how nature systematically behaves in various contexts. When we talk about the nature of those responses, we must rely on philosophy. Or something like that?
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As a non-professional with merely a slightly above average intelligence, I'd forced to reduce my question to this: In your opinion what does count as a sensational property?
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Well, in the technical sense in which philosophers use the term, I'm not sure there are any. But in everyday speech, shine a bright light up close and right into your eye and you will suffer from a visual sensation
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