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The paradox of colour constancy: Plotting the lower borders of perception

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This paper resolves a paradox concerning colour constancy. On the one hand, our intuitive, pre-theoretical concept holds that colour constancy involves invariance in the perceived colours of surfaces under changes in illumination. On the other, there is a robust scientific consensus that colour constancy can persist in cerebral achromatopsia, a profound impairment in the ability to perceive colours. The first stage of the solution advocates pluralism about our colour constancy capacities. The...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1111/nous.12386

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Oxford college:
St Anne's College
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Wiley Publisher's website
Journal:
Noûs Journal website
Volume:
56
Issue:
4
Pages:
787-813
Publication date:
2021-06-09
Acceptance date:
2021-04-15
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EISSN:
1468-0068
ISSN:
0029-4624
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1184534
Local pid:
pubs:1184534
Deposit date:
2021-07-01

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