Readings on Color Volume 1: The Philosophy of Color

Alex Byrne; David R. Hilbert (editors)

ISBN 10: 0262522306 / ISBN 13: 9780262522304

Published by The MIT Press, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Readings on Color Volume 1: The Philosophy of Color
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262522306
• ISBN 13: 9780262522304
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Alex Byrne is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. David R. Hilbert is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago.