Speaker: Simon Wimmer (TU Dortmund), joint work with Giulia Martina

Title: Prichard on Looks

Abstract: H.A. Prichard's 1906 article /Appearances and Reality/ resists a version of the argument from illusion by arguing for the conclusion that "there is some identity between what things look and what they are". Prichard's overall argumentative strategy is interesting because it differs from other direct realist strategies for resisting the argument from illusion. But it relies on claims that are seemingly implausible and in tension with each other. Our goal is to clarify his strategy and assess whether its tensions can be resolved.