# How Speckled is the Hen (2) **Opening (not a real abstract):** We can see a number of entities without seeing a determinate number of entities. For example, when we see the speckled hen, we do not see it as having a determinate number of speckles, although we do see it as having a lot of speckles. How is this possible? Michael Tye argues that while we see all of the speckles, we do not see each individual speckle. That is why we do not see the hen as having N speckles (for some determinate number N). In short, Tye holds the following three claims (Tye (forthcoming)): (T1) We see all speckles (T2) We do not see each individual speckle. (T3) We do not see the hen as having 27 speckles. But Tye’s explanation is not the only possible one. Here is Fred Dretske’s version that suggests the exact opposite: Suppose S sees a speckled hen on which there are (on the facing side) 27 speckles. **Authors:** [[BENCE NANAY]]