List of Illustrations
Introduction
1. The Eclipse Riddle
2. Seeing Surfaces
3. The Disappearing Act
4. Spinning Shadows
5. Berkeley's Shadow
6. Para-reflections
7. Para-reflections: Shadowgrams and the Black Drop
8. Goethe's Colored Shadows
9. Filtows
10. Holes in the Light
11. Black and Blue
12. Seeing in Black and White
13. We See in the Dark
14. Hearing Silence
References
Index
Roy Sorensen is Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of A Brief History of the Paradox, Vagueness and Contradiction, Pseudo-Problems, Thought Experiments, and Blindspots.
" Seeing Dark Things is an adventurous philosophical exercise in
the ontology and epistemology of the commonsense world. Its
treatment of the many puzzles that surround such putative
'negative' entities as shadows and holes will make it a classic on
the literature on privations for many yeas to come. The book is
also a wonderful example of how philosophy can be done without
falling into the traps of the academic rigmarole. Sorensen is truly
unique in his
capacity to bring together classic philosophers, contemporary
authors, and ticklish anecdotes." - Achille Varzi, Columbia
University
"Sorensen is an extraordinarily fertile and imaginative
philosopher, drawing widely on philosophy, physics, biology and
vision science to mine his chosen quarry. His arguements, anecdotes
and examples are always engaging. Add them to his effortless style
and you have a rare commodity - a book of serious philosophy that
many non-professionals will enjoy."
- Ian Phillips, Times Literary Supplement
"Sorensen's book is certainly fascinating and richly
thought-provoking... he argues carefully and clearly in favour of
his key claims, all of which merit very serious consideration, even
if they sometimes provoke one to construct and defend alternative
views. That, however, is surely the hallmark of the very best kind
of philosophy writing. Seeing Dark Things is a model of this kind."
- E.J. Lowe, Philosophy
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