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Readings on Color V 1 – The Philosophy of Color (Bradford Books) - Hardcover

Byrne, Alex

 
9780262024242: Readings on Color V 1 – The Philosophy of Color (Bradford Books)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0262024241 ISBN 13: 9780262024242
Publisher: MIT Press, 1997

Synopsis

Color is an endlessly fascinating subject to philosophers, scientists, andlaypersons, as well an an instructive microcosm of cognitive science. In these two anthologies, AlexByrne and David Hilbert present a survey of the important recent philosophical and scientificwritings on color. The introduction to volume 1 provides a philosophical background and links thephilosophical issues to the empirical work covered in volume 2. The bibliography in volume 1 is anextensive resource for those doing philosophical work on color. The scientific selections in volume2 present work in color science that is relevant to philosophical thinking about color; the materialis comprehensive and sophisticated enough to be useful to the scientific reader. The introduction tovolume 2 is an overview of color science; the volume also contains suggestions for furtherreading.

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About the Author

Alex Byrne is Professor of Philosophy at MIT and the coeditor of Fact and Value: Essays on Ethics and Metaphysics for Judith Jarvis Thomson (2001) and Readings on Color, volumes 1 and 2 (1997), all published by the MIT Press.

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Publisher
MIT Press
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0262024241
ISBN 13 
9780262024242
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
340