Ned Block,Wittgenstein, and the Inverted Spectrum |
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Authors: | John V. Canfield |
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Affiliation: | (1) Philosophy Department, University of Toronto, 32 Kendal Av, Toronto, ON, M5R1L7, Canada |
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Abstract: | In ‘Wittgenstein and Qualia’ Ned Block argues for the existence of inverted spectra and those ineffable things, qualia. The essence of his discussion is a would-be proof, presented through a series of pictures, of the possible existence of an inverted spectrum. His argument appeals to some remarks by Wittgenstein which, Block holds, commit the former to a certain ‘dangerous scenario’ wherein inverted spectra, and consequently qualia live and breath. I hold that a key premise of this proof is incoherent. Furthermore, Block’s dangerous scenario does not follow from Wittgenstein’s innocent one, as Block believes it does, but rather is in conflict with it. |
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