The Idea of ​​ColorBethany YoungPHIL 2003-006 4:35-5:50Hellen Keller became blind and deaf at a very young age due to illness , it affected her in all areas. aspect of his life. I think this greatly had an effect on his idea of ​​what color was. If she was only able to see color briefly and never actually learned what it was, then I don't think she had a clear idea of ​​it. Without ever having learned the difference between colors and knowing which physical things were always a certain color, like grass being green, there was no way she could truly understand what a color was. The Qualia objection explains how experience is necessary for someone to understand something. For example, smelling flowers is an experience that most people normally enjoy, except for those who are allergic to flowers and cannot be near them. Both types of people have a perception of flowers, but only one has actually gained normal experience with them. The Qualia objection comes into play when talking about Hellen Keller and her idea of ​​color because it calls into question her experience with it. Keller was never able to see the expected color at a young age when she didn't know what it was. Keller's color perception is very different from mine because I had direct experience with them and she did not have this ability. This lack of experience shows that there is no way for Keller to actually understand in his mind what color is. Color is something that must be experienced and seen, and without this ability it cannot be properly understood. Jackson uses an example very similar to Keller's situation in his article "What Mary Didn't Know." Mary learned everything in black and white, which is comparable to Keller's blin... middle of paper ...... or (Nagel, 1974, p. 437). Hellen Keller's inexperience with color leads me to believe that she couldn't really figure out what they were. The Qualia objection, Jackson's article, and Nagel's article all gave me reason to support my belief that Keller did not have a clear idea of ​​color due to his lack of experience with it. . I think she was able to form her own idea and concept of what color is, but her perception of it differs from that of people with the ability to see. ReferencesJackson, F. (2012). What Marie didn't know. In J. Perry, M. Bratman and Fisher J. (Eds.) Introduction to Philosophy: Classic and Contemporary Readings. (pp. 281-284). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Kim, J. (2006). Philosophy of Mind. (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Westview Press. Nagel, T. (1974) What is it like to be a bat? The Philosophical Review. 83.4. (pp. 435-450).