The Significance of The Many Property Problem

One ofthe most influential traditional objections to Adverbialism about perceptual experience is that posed by FrankJackson's 'many property problem'. Perhaps largely because ofthis objection, few philosophers now defend Adverbialism. We argue, however, that the essence ofthe many property problem arises for all ofthe leading metaphysical theories ofexperience: all leading theories must simply take for granted certain facts about experience, and no theory looks well positioned to explain the facts in a straightforward way. Because ofthis, the many property problem isn't on its own a good reason for rejecting Adverbialism; and nor is it a puzzle that will decide amongst the other leading theories.