A Naive Realist Theory of Colour
Keith Allen
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Hardcover. A Naive Realist Theory of Colour defends the view that colours are mind-independent properties of things in the environment. Keith Allen argues that a naive realist theory of colour best explains how colours appear to perceiving subjects, and that this view is not undermined by our modern scientific understanding of the world. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
A Naïve Realist Theory of Colour defends the view that colours are mind-independent properties of things in the environment, that are distinct from properties identified by the physical sciences. This view stands in contrast to the long-standing and wide-spread view amongst philosophers and scientists that colours don't really exist - or at any rate, that if they do exist, then they are radically different from the way that they appear. It is argued that a naïve realist theory of colour best explains how colours appear to perceiving subjects, and that this view is not undermined either by reflecting on variations ... Read more
A Naïve Realist Theory of Colour defends the view that colours are mind-independent properties of things in the environment, that are distinct from properties identified by the physical sciences. This view stands in contrast to the long-standing and wide-spread view amongst philosophers and scientists that colours don't really exist - or at any rate, that if they do exist, then they are radically different from the way that they appear. It is argued that a naïve realist theory of colour best explains how colours appear to perceiving subjects, and that this view is not undermined either by reflecting on variations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198755364
SKU
V9780198755364
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About Keith Allen
Keith Allen is Senior Lecturer at the Univeristy of York. He was previously a Jacbosen Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy, London, and is interested in colour, the philosophy of perception, early modern philosophy, and phenomenology.
Reviews for A Naive Realist Theory of Colour
The book is rich in numerous original and subtle arguments. ... It is an invaluable contribution to the literature on color and perception and highly recommended to anyone who is interested in the relation between mind and world.
Hagit Benbaji, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Hagit Benbaji, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews