Single Idea 6485

[catalogued under 11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 1. Perceptual Realism / a. Naïve realism]

Full Idea

When the form of red passes from an object to the eye, the air in between does not become red.

Gist of Idea

When a red object is viewed, the air in between does not become red

Source

Howard Robinson (Perception [1994], 1.2)

Book Reference

Robinson,Howard: 'Perception' [Routledge 2001], p.7


A Reaction

This strikes me as a crucial and basic fact which must be faced by any philosopher offering a theory of perception. I would have thought it instantly eliminated any sort of direct or naïve realism. The quale of red is created by my brain.