Readings on color /
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
©1997.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | "A Bradford book." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780262269636 0262269635 |
| DOI: | 10.7551/mitpress/5787.001.0001 |