Lexicon of Arguments

 

Dummett I 60ff
Frege/Dummett: "When we see a blue surface, we have a peculiar impression that corresponds to the word "blue"; and we recognize it when we see another blue surface."
Dum I 60ff
But even in common language use an objective sense stands out: if you call snow white. E.g. if the snow is lighted with colored lights, the effect influences the assessment. It now appears red, but it is white.
>Objectivity.
Even a color-blind person can speak of red and green. He/she can tell the difference because others make a distinction, or perhaps through a physical experiment. The color word does often not refer to our subjective sensation. The color-blind person can recognize it, because the others recognize it as such.
Frege: "Red": has a uniform reference, changing (Fregean) sense in speakers. (DummettVs)
>Fregean sense, >Fregean meaning, >Meaning, >Reference, >Sense.