Inverted spectrum is the apparent possibility of two people sharing their color vocabulary and discriminations, although the colors one sees — one's qualia — are systematically different from the colors the other person sees.
The argument dates back to John Locke. It invites us to imagine that we wake up one morning, and find that for some unknown reason all the colors in the world have been inverted. Furthermore, we discover that no physical changes have occurred in our brains or bodies that would explain this phenomenon. Supporters of the hypothesis of qualia as non-physic...
I am a high school student who has no formal training in philosophy, so I apologize if this question seems naïve. However, it is one that I am currently facing in a life decision, and I would like a philosopher's input on the matter.
I am nearing high school graduation and, as a result, will nee...
I'm hearing the argument X doesn't do Y people do Y in quite a few guises. For instance in it's original form
guns don't kill people; people kill people
Presumably, therefore guns are OK
cars don't kill people; people kill people
Again, the inference is that fast cars are OK
And more...
