dope@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHow do you describe color to a person who has always been blind?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down18
arrow-up142arrow-down1message-squareHow do you describe color to a person who has always been blind?dope@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down1·1 year agoYou can’t describe qualia (at all, including color), but you can explain how different wavelengths are perceived by the eye and compare it to wavelengths of sound.
minus-squaredope@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoQualia eh? I was calling them “sensations”. Thanks for the word. I suppose you can’t describe any sensation/qualia. You can only refer to other sensations (in memory or with words or etc) and say “it’s like that”.
You can’t describe qualia (at all, including color), but you can explain how different wavelengths are perceived by the eye and compare it to wavelengths of sound.
Qualia eh? I was calling them “sensations”. Thanks for the word.
I suppose you can’t describe any sensation/qualia. You can only refer to other sensations (in memory or with words or etc) and say “it’s like that”.