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7296 | 'Grue' is not a colour |
Full Idea: 'Grue' is not a colour. | |||
From: Tom Milsted (talk [2006]), quoted by PG - Db (ideas) | |||
A reaction: This simple observation strikes me as rather crucial in assessing Goodman's paradox. Blue is a colour, but grue is some sort of behaviour. Blue is a secondary quality, but grue seems to be a primary quality. |