Primitive colors : a case study in neo-pragmatist metaphysics and philosophy of perception /

Joshua Gert presents an original account of colour properties, and of our perception of them. He employs a general philosophical strategy, neo-pragmatism, which challenges an assumption made by virtually all other theories of colour: he argues that colours are primitive properties of objects, irredu...

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Case study in neo-pragmatist metaphysics and philosophy of perception
1. Verfasser:
Gert, Joshua
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
Joshua Gert presents an original account of colour properties, and of our perception of them. He employs a general philosophical strategy, neo-pragmatism, which challenges an assumption made by virtually all other theories of colour: he argues that colours are primitive properties of objects, irreducible to physical or dispositional properties.
Umfang:
1 online resource (237 pages)
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-108900-1
0-19-184057-2
0-19-108899-4
Schlagworte:
Color (Philosophy)
Pragmatism.
Perception (Philosophy)
Metaphysics.
First philosophy.
Colors.
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