Colour Vision - A Study in Cognitive Science and the Philosophy of Perception

Informationen zum Autor Evan Thompson Klappentext This book is a major contribution to the interdisciplinary project of investigating the true nature of color vision. In recent times, research into color vision has been one of the main success stories of cognitive science. Each discipline in the field--neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, computer science and philosophy--has contributed significantly to our understanding of color. Evan Thompson provides an accessible review of current scientific and philosophical discussions of color vision. He steers a course between the subjective and objective positions on color, arguing for a relational account. Thompson develops a novel "ecological" approach to color vision in cognitive science and the philosophy of perception. The book is vital reading for all cognitive scientists and philosophers whose interests touch upon this central area. Zusammenfassung Thompson provides an accessible review of the current scientific and philosophical discussions of colour vision and is vital readingfor all cognitive scientists and philsophers whose interests touch upon this central area. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements 1. the Recieved View 2. Colour Vision: Recent Theories and Results 3. Naturalistic Ontologies 4. The Comparative Argument 5. The Ecological View 6. Visual Experience and the Ecological View Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Evan Thompson, Evan T. Thompson, Thompson Evan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.1995
• EAN: 9780415077170
• ISBN: 978-0-415-07717-0
• No. of pages: 370
• Series: Philosophical Issues in Science; Routledge Critical Assessments; Philosophical Issues in Science
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology