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Color is an endlessly fascinating subject to philosophers, scientists, and laypersons, as well an an instructive microcosm of cognitive science. In these two anthologies, Alex Byrne and David Hilbert present a survey of the important recent philosophical and scientific writings on color. The introdu...

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Other Authors: Byrne, Alex, 1960-, Hilbert, David R., 1959-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1997.
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Summary:Color is an endlessly fascinating subject to philosophers, scientists, and laypersons, as well an an instructive microcosm of cognitive science. In these two anthologies, Alex Byrne and David Hilbert present a survey of the important recent philosophical and scientific writings on color. The introduction to volume 1 provides a philosophical background and links the philosophical issues to the empirical work covered in volume 2. The bibliography in volume 1 is an extensive resource for those doing philosophical work on color. The scientific selections in volume 2 present work in color science that is relevant to philosophical thinking about color; the material is comprehensive and sophisticated enough to be useful to the scientific reader. The introduction to volume 2 is an overview of color science; the volume also contains suggestions for further reading.
Item Description:"A Bradford book."
Physical Description:1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations
ISBN:9780262269636
0262269635
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/5787.001.0001