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A Naive Realist Theory of Colour
Contributor(s): Allen, Keith (Author)

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 ISBN: 0198755368     ISBN-13: 9780198755364
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE: $84.55  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Mind & Body
- Philosophy | Metaphysics
- Philosophy | Epistemology
Dewey: 121.35
LCCN: 2016941187
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" L (1.10 lbs) 224 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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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.
 
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