Philosophers have, it seems, given up the 鈥渃ommon sense鈥� view that colour
is an objective property of physical objects. In Colours (Cambridge University
Press, 拢32.50/$49.95, ISBN 0 521 47273 3) Barry Mauno argues that
the way our minds construe colours as phenomena plays an active part in the
way we evaluate the colour of physical objects. For him, colour is objective
in a sense, but qualitative in a way that goes beyond physical measures such
as wavelength. An interesting counterpoint is Valentine鈥檚 far more empirical
Cognitive and Computational Aspects of Face Recognition (Routledge, 拢45,
ISBN 0 415 11493 4) that assumes that the visual experience is a purely
physical one: the problem is how the mind stores and retrieves the data. But
here again qualitative mental categories 鈥� race, and indeed colour 鈥� can make
a big difference.
More from New 女生小视频
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Health
Personalised cancer vaccine expected to be approved next year
News
Technology
Brazil presidential election dogged by alleged bias by Meta AI tools
News
Health
Body temperature may drive the higher risk of autoimmune conditions in women
News
Comment
Emily St. John Mandel: ‘I don’t want to write something relentlessly bleak’
Culture
Popular articles
Trending New 女生小视频 articles