Topic 3: In this paper, you will develop your thinking about whether color is a physical property of objects by engaging with one of Hardin's central arguments. Hardin argues that color properties are not identical with various physical properties, despite these properties partly causing our color experiences. These include the surface reflectance properties of objects (what he calls their radiation). Hardin writes: “Apart from their radiative result, there is nothing that blue things have in common, and we have already seen that there is nothing in the structure of that radiation which could serve as counterparts to the unique hues or the opponence of complementary hues. I conclude that objectivism fails. It fails because nothing in the domain of objects, properties and processes beyond our skins is both causally connected with our colour experiences and models the essential characteristics of colours.” Please explain Hardin’s reasoning for this conclusion, in particular the part of the passage quoted above. Do you think the reasoning is valid



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