HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ, EWALD HERING AND COLOR VISION: A CONTROVERSY OVER STYLES OF REASONING?

Abstract During the second half of the 19th century, in the field of physiological optics, there was a strong controversy between Hermann von Helmholtz and Ewald Hering. This controversy has been usually characterized as “empiricism” vs. “nativism”. In the field of physiology of visual perception, s...

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Published in:	Manuscrito
Main Author:	JULIANA GUTIÉRREZ
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2021-01-01
Subjects:	Scientific Controversy Color Vision Physiological Optics Styles of Reasoning
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-60452021000100037&tlng=en