Goethe's theory of colors between the ancient philosophy, middle ages occultism and modern science
- Goethe’s rejection of Newton’s theory of colors is an interesting example of the vulnerability of the human mind—however brilliant it might be—to fanaticism. After an analysis of Goethe’s persistent fascination with magic and occultism, of his education, existential experiences, influences, and idiosyncrasies, the authors propose an original interpretation of his anti-Newtonian position. The relevance of Goethe’s Farbenlehre to physics and physiology, from the perspective of modern science, is discussed in detail.
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| Author: | Victor Bârsan, Andrei Merticariu |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-403330 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2016.1145569 |
| ISSN: | 2331-1983 |
| Parent Title (English): | Cogent arts & humanities |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Place of publication: | London |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2016/02/18 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2016/02/18 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2016/06/02 |
| Tag: | ancient philosophy; greek–roman classicism; middle ages science; newtonian science; occultism; optics; pantheism; primordial phenomenon (urphaenomen); theory of colors |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Page Number: | 29 |
| First Page: | 1 |
| Last Page: | 29 |
| Note: | © 2016 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license. |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 427940583 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 10 Philosophie / 100 Philosophie und Psychologie |
| 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik | |
| 9 Geschichte und Geografie / 90 Geschichte / 900 Geschichte und Geografie | |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |
