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What does it mean to say that something is white? This is an odd question. If it had been ‘What does it mean to say that something is beautiful?’, it would have been more understandable. People often discuss what it means to say that something is beautiful. But unless one is blind, or does not know the language, surely one would not be likely to ask what it means to say that something is white.
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Vesey, G.N.A. (1968). Sensations of Colour. In: Schneewind, J.B. (eds) Mill. Modern Studies in Philosophy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15313-8_5
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