The quest for reality : subjectivism and the metaphysics of colour
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The quest for reality : subjectivism and the metaphysics of colour
Oxford University Press, 2002, c2000
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The quest for reality
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Based on the author's 1987 John Locke lectures at Oxford University
Bibliography: p. 219-224
Includes index
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Description
We say "the grass is green" or "lemons are yellow" to state what everyone knows. But are the things we see around us really colored, or do they only look that way because of the effects of light rays on our eyes and brains? Is color somehow "unreal" or "subjective" and dependent on our human perceptions and the conditions under which we see things?
Distinguished scholar Barry Stroud investigates these and related questions in The Quest for Reality. In this long-awaited book, he examines what a person would have to do and believe in order to reach the conclusion that everyone's perceptions and beliefs about the color of things are "illusions" and do not accurately represent the way things are in the world as it is independently of us. Arguing that no such conclusion could be consistently reached, Stroud finds that the conditions
of a successful unmasking of color cannot all be fulfilled. The discussion extends beyond color to present a serious challenge to many other philosophical attempts to discover the way things really are. A model of subtle, elegant, and rigorous philosophical writing, this study will attract a wide audience
from all areas of philosophy.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction: The Philosophical Project
- Chapter 2. The Philosophical Conception of an Independent Reality
- Chapter 3. The Idea of Physical Reality
- Chapter 4. Unmasking Explanation and the "Unreality" of Colour
- Chapter 5. Perception, Predication, and Belief
- Chapter 6. Perceptions of Colour and the Colour of Things
- Chapter 7. Perception, Judgement, and Error
- Chapter 8. Discomforts and Distortions of Metaphysical Theory
- Chapter 9. Engagement, Invulnerability, and Dissatisfaction
- Chapter 10 Morals
- Bibliography
- Index
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