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Full Idea
The right thing to say about inverted qualia is that the person's experiences are different from other people's, but their beliefs are the same.
Gist of Idea
With inverted qualia a person's experiences would change, but their beliefs remain the same
Source
Tim Crane (Elements of Mind [2001], 5.44)
Book Ref
Crane,Tim: 'Elements of Mind' [OUP 2001], p.146
A Reaction
Right - which reinforces the idea that all beliefs are the result of judgement, and none come directly from perception.
Related Idea
Idea 7376 We can't assume that dispositions will remain normal when qualia have been inverted [Dennett]
| 2421 | There is nothing illogical about inverted qualia [Locke] |
| 3522 | The same object might produce violet in one mind and marigold in another [Locke] |
| 3389 | Inverted qualia and zombies suggest experience isn't just functional [Kim] |
| 3391 | Crosswiring would show that pain and its function are separate [Kim, by PG] |
| 7376 | We can't assume that dispositions will remain normal when qualia have been inverted [Dennett] |
| 3229 | If colour fits a cone mapping hue, brightness and saturation, rotating the cone could give spectrum inversion [Rey] |
| 4107 | With inverted qualia a person's experiences would change, but their beliefs remain the same [Crane] |
| 2402 | It seems possible to invert qualia [Chalmers] |