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OverviewIn On the Genealogy of Color, Zed Adams argues for a historicized approach to conceptual analysis, by exploring the relevance of the history of color science for contemporary philosophical debates about color realism. Adams contends that two prominent positions in these debates, Cartesian anti-realism and Oxford realism, are both predicated on the assumption that the concept of color is ahistorical and unrevisable. Adams takes issue with this premise by offering a philosophical genealogy of the concept of color. This book makes a significant contribution to recent debates on philosophical methodology by demonstrating the efficacy of using the genealogical method to explore philosophical concepts, and will appeal to philosophers of perception, philosophers of mind, and metaphysicians. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Zed AdamsPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.362kg ISBN: 9781138928145ISBN 10: 1138928143 Pages: 162 Publication Date: 10 November 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. The Problem of Color Realism 2. The Aristotelian Strand 3. The Cartesian Strand 4. Descartes’s Quandary 5. Moving Beyond the Problem of Color RealismReviewsAdams has produced a stimulating and challenging book. It raises a host of interesting and thought-provoking questions. -Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Adams's book offers a richly textured history of the interplay between theoretical components in our evolving concepts of color. -Jonathan Cohen, University of California San Diego, USA This book is impressive not just because it shows how our 'ordinary' concept of color involves incompatible commitments inherited from radically different philosophical theories of color, but because it also demonstrates how awareness of the history of philosophy can completely change how we think about contemporary debates. -Nat Hansen, University of Reading, UK Adams has produced a stimulating and challenging book. It raises a host of interesting and thought-provoking questions. -Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Adams's book offers a richly textured history of the interplay between theoretical components in our evolving concepts of color. -Jonathan Cohen, University of California San Diego, USA This book is impressive not just because it shows how our 'ordinary' concept of color involves incompatible commitments inherited from radically different philosophical theories of color, but because it also demonstrates how awareness of the history of philosophy can completely change how we think about contemporary debates. -Nat Hansen, University of Reading, UK Adams's book offers a richly textured history of the interplay between theoretical components in our evolving concepts of color. -Jonathan Cohen, University of California San Diego, USA This book is impressive not just because it shows how our 'ordinary' concept of color involves incompatible commitments inherited from radically different philosophical theories of color, but because it also demonstrates how awareness of the history of philosophy can completely change how we think about contemporary debates. -Nat Hansen, University of Reading, UK Author InformationZed Adams is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |