The Idea of ​​ColorBethany YoungPHIL 2003-006 4:35-5:50Hellen Keller became blind and deaf at a young age due to an illness, this it affected her in every aspect of her life. I think this had a big effect on his idea of ​​what color was. If she had only been able to see color for a short time and never actually learned what it was, then I don't think she had much of an idea. Without ever being taught the difference between colors and without knowing which physical things always have a certain color, like grass being green, there is no way she could truly understand what a color is. 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 those who are allergic to flowers and cannot be near them. Both types of people have 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 questions her experience with it. Keller was never able to see the color expect at a young age when she didn't know what it was. Keller's color perception is very different from my color perception because I had direct experience with them and she did not have this ability. This lack of experience shows that there is no way Keller could actually understand in his mind what this is about. 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 really couldn't figure out what they were. The Qualia objection, Jackson's article, and Nagel's article all gave me reasons to support my belief that Keller did not have an accurate 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 that her perception differs from that of people with the ability to see. References Jackson, F. (2012). What Maria didn't know. In J. Perry, M. Bratman, & Fisher J. (eds.) Introduction to Philosophy: Classical 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 magazine. 83.4. (pages. 435-450).