The Relationship between Axiom and Translation
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Micheal Eldred said (I think) “Do the words ‘red’, ‘green’ and ‘blue’
mean the same thing when speaking about color vision as when speaking
about the theory of the strong nuclear force? No.
when physicists probed the internal structure of protons, neutrons and
other particles, they found the particles that came to be known as
quarks. there were three kinds. to refer to these in words instead of
in mathematical symbols, they needed three words. they could have
chosenthree words at random; but, they didn’t. they chose a set of
related words, the names of the three primary colors. the red, blue and
green quarks are said to carry the color charge; and, the theory is
called the theory of quantum chromodynamics.”
Just a few points about this issue: The physical cause of colors is a
combination of hue or wavelengths, brightness or intensity, and
saturation or lightness. The same colors can be formed from different
wavelengths and by manipulating the brightness and saturation. In
philosophy, or the psychology of philosphy, what is striking is the
distinction between color as a physical entity and as a sensory entity.
Color is perceived differentially by observers perhaps because of
perspective or lighting or context, or experience. “Quantum
chromodynamics,” as far as I know has nothing to do with color since it
pertains to particles and not wavelengths or light. The physical causes
of color pertain to the dynamics of energy and to the qualities of
physical matter, but also to the distinct sensory order. The two are
irreducible - the physical order is irreducible to the sensory order.
In the same way, there is no determinable or necessary connexion
between a name and an entity, and of course there is a large divide
between the meaning of a word and its significance.
Fred Welfare
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