Theory of Colours
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Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 2006-10-06
Publisher: Dover Publications
Label: Dover Publications
Number Of Pages: 288
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Editorial Review
In this classic of speculative science, the author of Faust provides a unique perspective on the nature of color. Although not scientifically accurate in light of current knowledge, it offers an invaluable exploration of color, art, aesthetics, and philosophy, marked by inimitable prose and stimulating ideas.
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Customer Reviews
Goethe revewing colors 
2008-10-24
When you buy a book like this you should know that many of his assertions were not correct, it is written in a old style, obviously if he is the author, thing that makes it a bit dense, but despite these considerations and if you are studying the Color Field, just buy it
An Existential View of Colour and Sight 
2008-01-20
Clever, original, speculative.
Ideas like Goethe's are the wellspring of new fashions in thought, whether they are 'right' or not.
Maybe Newton was supported by better evidence in his analysis of light and colour, but Goethe's views are a study in how the inquisitive human mind speculates on fascinating topics and comes up with answers that demand consideration and respect - whether they are 'right' in reality or just useful as ideas in themselves.
This book will provide insights into how we think, not just how we explain phenomenon.
Solid, partial translation 2007-10-30
Very solid, explicative (often clearer than the original text) translation of the "Didactical Part" of the "Theory of Colours".
Although, the complete "Theory of Colours" also includes a "Historical Part" and a "Polemical Part"...
Happy Colours 
2007-05-31
Very impressed to find the book as described
either someone was very careful or it didn't get read more than once; either way I am glad.
Theory of Colours 2006-01-15
Excellent
A fascinating introduction to Goethean science 2000-08-05
In this classic of speculative science, the author of Faust provides a unique perspective on the nature of color. Although not scientifically accurate in light of current knowledge, it offers an invaluable exploration of color, art, aesthetics, and philosophy, marked by inimitable prose and stimulating ideas.
Very cool... 1999-10-11
This was a book for a class I'm taking. It's very interesting. I totally recommend it.
