
A Naive Realist Theory of Colour
Keith Allen(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. December 2016
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-19-875536-4 (ISBN)
Description
A Naive 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 naive realist theory of colour best explains how colours appear to perceiving subjects, and that this view is not undermined either by reflecting on variations in colour perception between perceivers and across perceptual conditions, or by our modern scientific understanding of the world. A Naive Realist Theory of Colour also illustrates how our understanding of what colours are has far-reaching implications for wider questions about the nature of perceptual experience, the relationship between mind and world, the problem of consciousness, the apparent tension between common sense and scientific representations of the world, and even the very nature and possibility of philosophical inquiry.
Reviews / Votes
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 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-875536-4 (9780198755364)
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A Naïve Realist Theory of Colour
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A Naïve Realist Theory of Colour
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Person
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.
Content
1: Introduction: Naive Realist Theories of Colour
2: Mind-Independence
3: Perceptual Variation
4: Distinctness
5: Causation
6: Structural Properties of the Colours
7: Revelation
8: Realism
9: Conclusion: Consciousness and the Manifest Image
2: Mind-Independence
3: Perceptual Variation
4: Distinctness
5: Causation
6: Structural Properties of the Colours
7: Revelation
8: Realism
9: Conclusion: Consciousness and the Manifest Image