I expect our subjective “darkness ordering” is actively inconsistent, not merely an attenuated shadow (this is why I claim it can’t be depicted by any one image we would imagine the homunculus seeing).
But now I see that an attenuated shadow is consistent with the obvious remarks we might make about subjective brightness. Maybe we need to compare subjective ratios (like “twice as bright”) to illustrate the actual inconsistency.
(My subjective experience seems inconsistent to me, but maybe I’m making that up.)
The shadow looks “pretty dark” to me. When I ask myself whether it is darker or lighter than the difference between light and dark squares, I get confused, and sometimes snap into seeing A and B as the same shade.
Thanks for putting it so well!
I expect our subjective “darkness ordering” is actively inconsistent, not merely an attenuated shadow (this is why I claim it can’t be depicted by any one image we would imagine the homunculus seeing).
But now I see that an attenuated shadow is consistent with the obvious remarks we might make about subjective brightness. Maybe we need to compare subjective ratios (like “twice as bright”) to illustrate the actual inconsistency.
(My subjective experience seems inconsistent to me, but maybe I’m making that up.)
Elaborating:
The shadow looks “pretty dark” to me. When I ask myself whether it is darker or lighter than the difference between light and dark squares, I get confused, and sometimes snap into seeing A and B as the same shade.