ABSTRACT
This chapter examines why philosophers of science should be interested in colour and why should philosophers of mind holding a specialist interest in colour concern themselves with the philosophy of science. It aims to answer these questions by outlining the connections between problems in colour ontology and views concerning the metaphysics and epistemology of science. The problem of colour ontology has been diagnosed as a by-product of the modern scientific worldview and for this reason the history and philosophy of science are highly relevant to the philosophy of colour. Mark Wilson’s Wandering Significance is a recent work in the philosophy of science which deals extensively with the concept(s) of colour, and how they fit into scientific representations. In addition, work in naturalistic philosophy of colour is sometimes said to originate more directly from current scientific knowledge and to be guided closely by the demands of science. Another avenue is for philosophers to conduct experimental work in tandem with non-empirical theorizing.
