Experimental transformation of the perception of colour

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dc.contributor.advisorDu Preez, Peteren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAbramovitz, Arnolden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T07:10:20Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T07:10:20Z
dc.date.issued1972en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents an argument about the basis of our experience of colour. The argument is conducted by means of an interplay between a set of axioms, deductions from a particular theory (including "thought experiments" which explore the logic of those deductions), and concrete empirical evidence. The axioms and the theory are those of James G. Taylor. The title of the thesis refers to the general methodology adopted. The term "experimental transformation" carries specific connotations; and the notions from which it is derived, and to which it gives rise, have to be understood in the context of the total argument. If the argument presented is sound, then certain implications follow which, it is claimed, force us to reconsider many current assumptions about the nature of "colour sensation" and indeed about the very meaning to be ascribed to the term colour. This in turn would have significance for colour science, psychology and epistemology in general.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAbramovitz, A. (1972). <i>Experimental transformation of the perception of colour</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18373en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAbramovitz, Arnold. <i>"Experimental transformation of the perception of colour."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1972. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18373en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAbramovitz, A. 1972. Experimental transformation of the perception of colour. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Abramovitz, Arnold AB - This thesis presents an argument about the basis of our experience of colour. The argument is conducted by means of an interplay between a set of axioms, deductions from a particular theory (including "thought experiments" which explore the logic of those deductions), and concrete empirical evidence. The axioms and the theory are those of James G. Taylor. The title of the thesis refers to the general methodology adopted. The term "experimental transformation" carries specific connotations; and the notions from which it is derived, and to which it gives rise, have to be understood in the context of the total argument. If the argument presented is sound, then certain implications follow which, it is claimed, force us to reconsider many current assumptions about the nature of "colour sensation" and indeed about the very meaning to be ascribed to the term colour. This in turn would have significance for colour science, psychology and epistemology in general. DA - 1972 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1972 T1 - Experimental transformation of the perception of colour TI - Experimental transformation of the perception of colour UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18373 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18373
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAbramovitz A. Experimental transformation of the perception of colour. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1972 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18373en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPerceptionen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPsychology of colouren_ZA
dc.titleExperimental transformation of the perception of colouren_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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