On Vision and Colors
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On Vision and Colors is Arthur Schopenhauer’s early philosophical treatise that expands and critiques Goethe’s color theory by offering a metaphysical and physiological account of human color perception.
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| On Vision and Colors canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Vision and Colors Context triple: [Theory of Colours, relatedWork, On Vision and Colors]
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A.
The Psychology of Computer Vision (edited volume)
The Psychology of Computer Vision is an influential edited volume, compiled by Patrick Henry Winston, that brings together foundational research exploring how principles of human perception and cognition can inform and advance computer vision.
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B.
The Structure of Appearance
The Structure of Appearance is a 1951 philosophical work by Nelson Goodman that develops a rigorous nominalist system for analyzing the structure of experience and phenomenal qualities.
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C.
An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision
An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision is a philosophical treatise by George Berkeley that explores how we perceive distance, size, and spatial properties through vision, arguing that such perceptions are learned rather than innate.
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D.
The Connection of the Senses
The Connection of the Senses is a philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that explores how different sensory modalities contribute to our unified experience of the world.
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E.
Interaction of Color
Interaction of Color is a seminal 1963 book by artist and educator Josef Albers that presents a systematic, experimental approach to understanding the relativity and perception of color.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Vision and Colors Target entity description: On Vision and Colors is Arthur Schopenhauer’s early philosophical treatise that expands and critiques Goethe’s color theory by offering a metaphysical and physiological account of human color perception.
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A.
The Psychology of Computer Vision (edited volume)
The Psychology of Computer Vision is an influential edited volume, compiled by Patrick Henry Winston, that brings together foundational research exploring how principles of human perception and cognition can inform and advance computer vision.
-
B.
The Structure of Appearance
The Structure of Appearance is a 1951 philosophical work by Nelson Goodman that develops a rigorous nominalist system for analyzing the structure of experience and phenomenal qualities.
-
C.
An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision
An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision is a philosophical treatise by George Berkeley that explores how we perceive distance, size, and spatial properties through vision, arguing that such perceptions are learned rather than innate.
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D.
The Connection of the Senses
The Connection of the Senses is a philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that explores how different sensory modalities contribute to our unified experience of the world.
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E.
Interaction of Color
Interaction of Color is a seminal 1963 book by artist and educator Josef Albers that presents a systematic, experimental approach to understanding the relativity and perception of color.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
integrate empirical observations with philosophical analysis
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provide a metaphysical foundation for color experience ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Schopenhauer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| critiques | Goethe's color theory ⓘ |
| discusses |
afterimages
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complementary colors ⓘ retina ⓘ subjective perception ⓘ |
| expandsOn | Goethe's color theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn | human color perception ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | On Vision and Colors ⓘ |
| hasPart |
metaphysical account of color
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physiological account of vision ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of Newtonian optics from a Goethean perspective
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dependence of color on the perceiving subject ⓘ relation between subject and object in perception ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century color theory debates
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later philosophy of perception ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Über das Sehn und die Farben ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
German idealism
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Schopenhauerian metaphysics ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1816 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The World as Will and Representation ⓘ |
| subject |
color theory
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of perception ⓘ physiology of vision ⓘ |
| usesFramework | will and representation ⓘ |
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