07 Jun 08
Originally posted by Ponderableis there something you want to discuss about goethe's ludicrous ramblings on the physical nature of light? his main point was that colour should not be understood scientifically, but instead simply observed subjectively 'as it is'. which might be a good approach to poetry, but as far as physics go it's fundamentally crap. he had absolutely nothing worthwhile to say about colour. that's also why crackpots like rudolf steiner had such an easy job on sprinkling their pseudoscience on top of it.
so you know the books?
"Goethe's theory of the origin of the spectrum isn't a theory of its origin that has proved unsatisfactory; it is really not a theory at all. Nothing can be predicted by means of it. It is, rather, a vague schematic outline, of the sort we find in James's psychology. There is no experimentum crucis for Goethe's theory of colour."
– Ludwig Wittgenstein, Remarks on Colour
07 Jun 08
Originally posted by thymeThe French call it "couleur". In German and Norwegian we take a completely different route, calling it "Farbe" or "farge" (so we can quarrel about whether it should be 'b' or 'g'😉.
Well actually it is "kleur" but the rest of the world plays along with your childlike Anglo fancies.
07 Jun 08
Originally posted by NordlysI think there was a german detective series called farber und farber. not that you would know anything about it. 🙂
The French call it "couleur". In German and Norwegian we take a completely different route, calling it "Farbe" or "farge" (so we can quarrel about whether it should be 'b' or 'g'😉.
10 Jun 08
Originally posted by wormwoodWe can agree on that.
is there something you want to discuss about goethe's ludicrous ramblings on the physical nature of light? his main point was that colour should not be understood scientifically, but instead simply observed subjectively 'as it is'. which might be a good approach to poetry, but as far as physics go it's fundamentally crap. he had absolutely nothing worthwhil ...[text shortened]... um crucis for Goethe's theory of colour."
– Ludwig Wittgenstein, Remarks on Colour
Still my grandfather who was a painter liked Goethes writings very much (though you can skip all the first book if you are interested in sceince)