The quest for reality : subjectivism and the metaphysics of colour / Barry Stroud.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stroud, Barry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Color (Philosophy).

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 228 pages)

Other Title:

Subjectivism and the metaphysics of colour

Subjectivism and the metaphysics of color

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

Barry Stroud investigates the way humans perceive colour in the world around them in this model of subtle, elegant and rigorous philosophical writing. The central question he asks is whether colour is real or a subjective experience.

Contents:

Introduction: The Philosophical Project

The Philosophical Conception of an Independent Reality

The Idea of Physical Reality

Unmasking Explanation and the "Unreality" of Colour

Perception, Predication, and Belief

Perceptions of Colour and the Colour of Things

Perception, Judgment, and Error

Discomforts and Distortions of Metaphysical Theory

Engagement, Invulnerability, and Dissatisfaction

Morals.

Notes:

Based on the author's 1987 John Locke lectures at Oxford University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-028814-0

1-281-98897-9

0-19-803464-4

OCLC:

191827182