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Keith Allen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of York. His primary research interests include philosophy of perception, colour, early modern philosophy, phenomenology, and x-phi (experimental philosophy). He is the author ofNaïve Realist Theory of Colour (Oxford University Press, 2016).

Keith Allen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of York. His primary research interests include philosophy of perception, colour, early modern philosophy, phenomenology, and x-phi (experimental philosophy). He is the author ofNaïve Realist Theory of Colour (Oxford University Press, 2016).

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recent claims we see all the same colors are mistaken
Keith Allen

Recent claims we all see the same colors are mistaken

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