On the Genealogy of Color

A Case Study in Historicized Conceptual Analysis

Zed Adams

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Routledge
10 September 2018

Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Philosophy of mind; Philosophy: aesthetics

Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

In 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.

By: Zed Adams
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138387126
ISBN 10: 1138387126
Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
Pages: 140
Publication Date: 10 September 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Zed Adams is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research, USA.

Reviews for On the Genealogy of Color: A Case Study in Historicized Conceptual Analysis

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