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Does a Tree Have Colour

There is a process that takes place and a reaction has to occur before you can understand what you just saw or heard. Thus far, the two theories are related. The distinction between the two comes into effect when we look at whether we are hearing the waves in the air or whether this is the cause of the sound as well as the waves? The argument of the fallen tree in the forest only discusses the air waves; sound on the other hand is referred to as something physically heard. The "sound itself is the result of the physical and physiological processes initiated by the fallen tree" (Landesman, 18).
             One philosopher that had a theory on this issue is William Ockham. His theory is referred to as the Ockham razor. He said, "entities are not to be multiplied beyond necessity". Ockham stated we should not include objective sound at all. By doing this we are making things simpler and his reasoning for this was the simpler things were the better they turn out. Ockham is not disagreeing that sounds exist but that there are two types of sounds: subjective and dependent. Since only air waves play a role in the hearing of sound, there is no point in believing that objective sound exists in the role of sound at all. .
             George Berkeley was not so enticed by Ockham's theory. He saw many flaws in his reasoning and came up with his own explanations. His theory was that sound could be given a classification. There are many distinct sounds which are all different and cause various emotions in people. Some sounds cause a person to feel joy, while other sounds cause a person to experience a bad memory, thus causing pain. Air waves are simply a vibration or undulatory movement in the air. There are no properties of sound such as loudness that are caused by these waves. Berkeley's realization was that there is no feasible way that sound and air waves can be classified together in the same domain.
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             Colour is one or any mixture of the constituents into which light is separated in a rainbow.


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