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Goethe's Theory of Colours

Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Goethe's Theory of Colours written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was translated into English in 1840 by Sir Charles Eastlake (1793-1865), painter and later keeper of the National Gallery. Goethe's 1810 work was rejected by many contemporary scientists because it appeared to contradict the physical laws laid down by Newton. However, its focus on the human perception of the colour spectrum, as opposed to the observable optical phenomenon, was attractive to, and influential upon, artists and philosophers. As Eastlake says in his preface, the work's dismissal on scientific grounds had caused 'a well-arranged mass of observations and experiments, many of which are important and interesting', to be overlooked. Eastlake also puts Goethe's work into its aesthetic and scientific context and describes its original reception. His clear translation of Goethe's observations and experiments on colour and light will appeal to anyone interested in our responses to art.

On Vision and Colors; Color Sphere

Author : Arthur Schopenhauer
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1616890053
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book On Vision and Colors; Color Sphere written by Arthur Schopenhauer and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the first two decades of the nineteenth century, two of the most significant theoretical works on color since Leonardo da Vinci's Trattato della Pittura were written and published in Germany: Arthur Schopenhauer's On Vision and Colors and Philipp Otto Runge's Color Sphere. For Schopenhauer, vision is wholly subjective in nature and characterized by processes that cross over into the territory of philosophy. Runge's Color Sphere and essay "The Duality of Color" contained one of the first attempts to depict a comprehensive and harmonious color system in three dimensions. Runge intended his color sphere to be understood not as a product of art, but rather as a "mathematical figure of various philosophical reflections." By bringing these two visionary color theories together within a broad theoretical context—philosophy, art, architecture, and design—this volume uncovers their enduring influence on our own perception of color and the visual world around us.

Goethe's "Exposure Of Newton's Theory": A Polemic On Newton's Theory Of Light And Colour

Author : Michael John Duck
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1783268492
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Goethe's "Exposure Of Newton's Theory": A Polemic On Newton's Theory Of Light And Colour written by Michael John Duck and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2016-03-11 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, although best known for his literary work, was also a keen and outspoken natural scientist. In the second polemic part of Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of Colours), for example, Goethe attacked Isaac Newton's ground-breaking revelation that light is heterogeneous and not immutable, as was previously thought.This polemic was unanimously rejected by the physicists of the day, and has often been omitted from compendia of Goethe's works. Indeed, although Goethe repeated all of Newton's key experiments, he was never able to achieve the same results. Many reasons have been proposed for this, ranging from the psychological — such as a blind hatred of Newtonism, self-deceit and paranoid psychosis — to accusations of incapability — Goethe simply did not understand the experiments. Yet Goethe was never to be dissuaded from this passionate conviction.This translation of Goethe's polemic, published for the first time in English, makes it clear that Goethe did understand the thrust of Newton's logic. It demonstrates that Goethe's resistance to Newton's theory stemmed from something quite different; his pantheism — the belief in the spiritual nature of light. This prevented him from allowing himself to think of light in physical terms and accepting that it is anything other than simple, immutable, and unknowable.This important new translation will be useful to natural scientists, historians, philosophers and theologians alike and will delight anyone hoping to add a further layer of nuance to Goethe's complex portrait.

The Life of Benvenuto Cellini

Author : Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher : London : J.C. Nimmo
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life of Benvenuto Cellini written by Benvenuto Cellini and published by London : J.C. Nimmo. This book was released on 1888 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Will to Create

Author : Astrida Orle Tantillo
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN 13 : 9780822961451
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book The Will to Create written by Astrida Orle Tantillo and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2011-11-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Better known as a poet and dramatist, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was also a learned philosopher and natural scientist. Astrida Orle Tantillo offers the first comprehensive analysis of his natural philosophy, which she contends is rooted in creativity. Tantillo analyzes Goethe's main scientific texts, including his work on physics, botany, comparative anatomy, and metereology. She critically examines his attempts to challenge the basic tenets of Newtonian and Cartesian science and to found a new natural philosophy. In individual chapters devoted to different key principles, she reveals how this natural philosophy--which questions rationalism, the quantitative approach to scientific inquiry, strict gender categories, and the possibility of scientific objectivity--illuminates Goethe's standing as both a precursor and critic of modernity. Tantillo does not presuppose prior knowledge of Goethe or science, and carefully avoids an overreliance on specialized jargon. This makes The Will to Create accessible to a wide audience, including philosophers, historians of science, and literary theorists, as well as general readers.

Theory of Colours

Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486135950
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Theory of Colours written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Faust provides a unique perspective on the nature of color, compensating for his scientific inaccuracy with inimitable prose and stimulating ideas.

Goethe's History of Science

Author : Karl J. Fink
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521402115
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Goethe's History of Science written by Karl J. Fink and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-10-25 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fink explores how Goethe's scientific activities contributed to the growing literature in the history and philosophy of science.

Art and Anthroposophy

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780967456225
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (562 download)

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Download or read book Art and Anthroposophy written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steiner's idea of art included the renewal of society in general and more particularly certain human endeavors such as science, economy, and religion. He was convinced that his approach would in turn lead to a fundamental renewal of contemporary art. In his introduction, Mattke writes "to the extent that we humans adopt a modern mindset, the more we will be divided from the reality that surrounds us." In response to this profoundly challenging situation, Steiner recommends that we do not assume a New Age paradigm, or a "back-to-nature" attitude such as Rousseau advocated. Rather, according to Steiner and anthroposophy, contemporary humanity needs to develop and practice new ways of thinking, feeling, and willing in order to reconnect to the spiritual character of human life and of the cosmos in a conscious way. Steiner's conception of art is one of the ways to effect this reconnection. Today's art calls for an individual encounter from ego to ego, for conscious work to meet the artist's intentions and foremost for intense work on one's own habitual thought systems and so called "normal" feelings. Losing the crutches of trained intellectual conclusions as well as the comfortable wellness of one's familiar feelings is surely an intense learning process, a real threshold experience. Art & Anthroposophy includes articles ranging from a very personal account of conversations between Margarita Woloschin and Rudolf Steiner; the significance of the First Goetheanum; an article by David Adams on Joseph Beuys; and a tribute to Beppe Assenza by Arthur Zajonc.

Goethe's Theory of Colour

Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1528799933
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book Goethe's Theory of Colour written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2024-08-08 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking text on colour theory, Goethe's seminal work challenges Newtonian theories to explore the human experience and subjective nature of colour. First published in 1810 as Zur Farbenlehre, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's classic work took a pioneering approach to colour science, exploring the interplay of light and shadow, the emotional effects of colours and their dynamic relationships. Thoroughly detailed and highly illustrated, The Theory of Colour laid the foundation for modern understanding, with Goethe producing the universal colour wheel that is still referenced today. Its contents include: Effects of Light and Darkness on the Eye Dazzling Colourless Objects Conditions of the Appearance of Colour Achromatism and Hyperchromatism Augmentation of Colour Physical and Chemical Effects of the Transmission of Light through Coloured Mediums Relation to Natural History Allegorical, Symbolical, Mystical Application of Colour Though initially controversial, Goethe's insights have profoundly impacted art and science, influencing figures like Wassily Kandinsky and the Bauhaus School. This facsimile edition faithfully reproduces Goethe's original text and illustrations. The Theory of Colours remains essential for anyone interested in the intersection of art, science, and the multifaceted world of colour.

The Damnation of Newton

Author : Frederick Burwick
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110850273
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Damnation of Newton written by Frederick Burwick and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-05-10 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Goethe's Theory of Colours

Author : Charles Lock Eastlake
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752346833
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (523 download)

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Download or read book Goethe's Theory of Colours written by Charles Lock Eastlake and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Goethe's Theory of Colours by Charles Lock Eastlake

Walter Benjamin

Author : Howard Caygill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000158756
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Walter Benjamin written by Howard Caygill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-07 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the development of Walter Benjamin's concept of experience in his early writings showing that it emerges from an engagement with visual experience, and in particular the experience of colour. It represents Benjamin as primarily a thinker of the visual field.

Goethe's Theory of Colours

Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Goethe's Theory of Colours written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Goethe and the Sciences: A Reappraisal

Author : F.R. Amrine
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940093761X
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Goethe and the Sciences: A Reappraisal written by F.R. Amrine and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: of him in like measure within myself, that is my highest wish. This noble individual was not conscious of the fact that at that very moment the divine within him and the divine of the universe were most intimately united. So, for Goethe, the resonance with a natural rationality seems part of the genius of modern science. Einstein's 'cosmic religion', which reflects Spinoza, also echoes Goethe's remark (Ibid. , Item 575 from 1829): Man must cling to the belief that the incomprehensible is comprehensible. Else he would give up investigating. But how far will Goethe share the devotion of these cosmic rationalists to the beautiful harmonies of mathematics, so distant from any pure and 'direct observation'? Kepler, Spinoza, Einstein need not, and would not, rest with discovery of a pattern within, behind, as a source of, the phenomenal world, and they would not let even the most profound of descriptive generalities satisfy scientific curiosity. For his part, Goethe sought fundamental archetypes, as in his intuition of a Urpjlanze, basic to all plants, infinitely plastic. When such would be found, Goethe would be content, for (as he said to Eckermann, Feb. 18, 1829): . . . to seek something behind (the Urphaenomenon) is futile. Here is the limit. But as a rule men are not satisfied to behold an Urphaenomenon. They think there must be something beyond. They are like children who, having looked into a mirror, turn it around to see what is on the other side.

Goethe: Life as a Work of Art

Author : Rüdiger Safranski
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0871404915
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Goethe: Life as a Work of Art written by Rüdiger Safranski and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “splendid biography” (Wall Street Journal) of Goethe presents his life and work as an essential touchstone for the modern age. A masterful intellectual portrait, Goethe: Life as a Work of Art is celebrated as the seminal twenty-first-century biography of the writer considered to be the Shakespeare of German literature. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), a remarkably prolific poet, playwright, novelist, and—as Rüdiger Safranksi emphasizes—a statesman and naturalist, first awakened not only a burgeoning German nation but the European continent with his electrifying novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. Safranski has scoured Goethe’s entire oeuvre, relying exclusively on primary sources, including his correspondence with contemporaries, to produce a “fresh and authentic” (Economist) portrait of the avatar of the Romantic era. Skillfully blending “artistic analysis with swift, sharp renderings” of the great political and intellectual figures Goethe encountered, “[Safranski’s] portrait of the prolific genius leaves the reader with lasting awe, even envy” of a monumental legacy (The New Yorker). As Safranski ultimately shows, Goethe’s greatest creation, even in comparison to his masterpiece Faust, was his own life.

Goethe Contra Newton

Author : Dennis L. Sepper
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521531320
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Goethe Contra Newton written by Dennis L. Sepper and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-02-13 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sepper shows that the condemnation of Goethe's attacks on Newton has been based on erroneous assumptions about the history of Newton's theory.

Goethe's Theory of Knowledge

Author : Rudolf Steiner
Publisher : Collected Works of Rudolf Stei
ISBN 13 : 9780880106238
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Goethe's Theory of Knowledge written by Rudolf Steiner and published by Collected Works of Rudolf Stei. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written 1884-1885; first published 1886 (CW 2) As the editor of Goethe's scientific writings during the 1880s, Rudolf Steiner became immersed in a worldview that paralleled and amplified his own views in relation to epistemology, the interface between science and philosophy, the theory of how we know the world and ourselves. At the time, like much of the thinking today and the foundation of modern natural science, the predominant theories held that individual knowledge is limited to thinking that reflects objective, sensory perception. Steiner's view was eventually distilled in his Anthroposophical Leading Thoughts in 1924: There are those who believe that, with the limits of knowledge derived from sensory perception, the limits of all insight are given. Yet if they would carefully observe how they become conscious of these limits, they would find in the very consciousness of the limits the faculties to transcend them. In this concise volume, Steiner lays out his argument for this view and, moreover, begins his explication of how one goes beyond thinking to the observation of thinking itself. Goethe's Theory of Knowledge is essential reading for a deeper understanding of Rudolf Steiner's seminal work, Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path: A Philosophy of Freedom. CONTENTS: Introduction by Christopher Bamford Preface to the Edition of 1924 by Rudolf Steiner Foreword to the First Edition (1886) by Rudolf Steiner A. Preliminary Questions 1. The Point of Departure 2. Goethe's Science According to Schiller's Method 3. The Purpose of Our Science B. Experience 4. Establishing the Concept of Experience 5. Examining the Essence of Experience 6. Correcting the Erroneous View of Experience as a Totality 7. The Experience of Each Individual Reader C. Thinking 8. Thinking as a Higher Experience within Experience 9. Thinking and Consciousness 10. The Inner Nature of Thinking D. Knowledge 11. Thought and Perception 12. Intellect and Reason 13. The Act of Cognition 14. Cognition and the Ultimate Ground of Things E. Knowing Nature 15. Inorganic Nature 16. Organic Nature F. The Humanities 17. Introduction: Mind and Nature 18. Psychological Cognition 19. Human Freedom 20. Optimism and Pessimism G. Conclusion 21. Knowledge and Artistic Creation Notes to the First Edition 1886] Annotations to the Edition of 1924 A Theory of Knowledge is a translation from the German of Grundlinien einer Erkenntnistheorie der Goetheschen Weltanschauung, mit besonderer R cksicht auf Schiller (GA 2). Previous translations were published as The Science of Knowing (1988) and The Theory of Knowledge implicit in Goethe's World-Conception: Fundamental Outlines with Special Reference to Schiller (1940).