What is it like to be colour-blind?: A Case Study in Experimental Philosophy of Experience

Keith Malcolm Allen; Philip Thomas Quinlan; James Andow; Eugen Fischer

doi:10.1111/mila.12370

What is it like to be colour-blind? A Case Study in Experimental Philosophy of Experience

Keith Malcolm Allen, Philip Thomas Quinlan, James Andow, Eugen Fischer

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Abstract

What is the experience of someone who is ‘colour-blind’ like? This paper presents the results of a study that uses qualitative research methods to better understand the lived experience of colour blindness. Participants were asked to describe their experiences of a variety of coloured stimuli, both with and without EnChroma glasses—glasses which, the manufacturers claim, enhance the experience of people with common forms of colour blindness. More generally, the paper provides a case study in the nascent field of experimental philosophy of experience.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-26
Number of pages	26
Journal	Mind and Language
Early online date	30 Jul 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/mila.12370
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 30 Jul 2021

Bibliographical note

Keywords

Colourblindness
Enchroma
Experimental Philosophy

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Experimental Philosophy of Perception
Allen, K. M. (Principal investigator) & Quinlan, P. T. (Co-investigator)
12/03/19 → 31/07/19
Project: Research project (funded) › Internal pump-priming

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