SFII-UF 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Thomas Aquinas, Mantis Shrimp, Radiolab
21 Apr 2016
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Wasn"t mentioned for a very long time b&w, then red, then green, then yellow, etc. Gladstones theory as to why greeks didn"t write about blue- homer was color blind all of greece is color blind. Except the egyptians they make it lapis lasly. You only have a name for things that you have a reason for- they made it so they had a name. Nothing is in the mind unless it has come through the senses. What comes through the senses forces itself on the mind. If you train for a purpose you can notice different things- no guys supposed to have 4 cones but he"s an artist it"s his job. You have all the equipment but you don"t see blue. Buzzfeed video on the mantis shrimp linked below. When locke refutes it, he makes it very specific in his own terms. Self evidence is not the same as innate ideas. The universal consen- sus does not constitute innate ideas.
