What is it like to be colour‐blind? A case study in experimental philosophy of experience

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ID21501927
AuthorsKeith Allen (0000-0002-3219-2102, Department of Philosophy University of York York UK, corresponding author), Patrick T Quinlan (0000-0002-8847-6390, Department of Psychology University of York York UK), James Andow (0000-0002-5760-0475, School of Politics, Philosophy Language and Communication Studies, University of East Anglia Norwich UK), Eugen Fischer (0000-0003-2088-1610, School of Politics, Philosophy Language and Communication Studies, University of East Anglia Norwich UK)
Year2022
Volume37
Issue5
Pages814-839
Publication date2022-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMind & Language (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-1064 • E-ISSN: 1468-0017
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/mila.12370
OpenAlexW3187884991
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited32

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

Blindness · Epistemology · Lived experience · Psychoanalysis · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Computer Science · Mathematics · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Optometry

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