[lit-ideas] Re: "Colourless Objects" (Was: Wittgenstein's Universe)
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 08:15:28 EDT
R. Paul refutes Geary's view about the 'blue wave-length' ('lenghts are
_not_, let alone _blue_) and adds as per exegesis:
>By the way, there is no such thing as 'colour,' and hasn't been since 1727.
Aha. So, it's just a matter of a chronological index. I propose: [excuse my
Austrian accent]
"Beilaufig gesprochen: Die Gegenstande sind farblos
-- seit 1727."
(Wittgenstein, TLP 2.0232)
Only he possibly did not write that lest it confuse the common reader
(notably Russell).
Interstingly, dogs also do not perceive colours. I wonder if Wittgenstein's
message is that we are more animals than we think (we are)?
Cheers,
JL
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