what causes the phenomenon of color?

Question

i am doing homework and I tried looking it up on the internet but it didnt work so I was wondering if anybody here knew?!?!?! please help?

Answer 1

Phenomenon has a specialized meaning in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant who contrasted the term Phenomenon with noumenon in the Critique of Pure Reason. Phenomena constitute the world as we experience it, as opposed to the world as it exists independently of our experiences (things-in-themselves, 'das Ding an sich'). Humans cannot, according to Kant, know things-in-themselves, only things as we experience them. Thus philosophy — the term "philosophy" in Kant's day serving as the approximate equivalent of what is today called "science" — should concern itself with understanding phenomena.[citation needed]

The concept of 'phenomena' led to a tradition of philosophy called phenomenology. Leading figures in phenomenology include Hegel, Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Derrida.

Kant's account of phenomena has also been understood as influential in the development of psychodynamic models of psychology, and of theories concerning the ways in which the brain, mind and external world interact.


[edit] General sense
In general, apart from its specialized use as a term in philosophy, phenomenon stands for any observable event. Phenomena make up the raw data of science. It was an attempt to explain phenomena like earthquakes, lightning, rain, fire, sunrise, thunderstorm, rusting that lead to the development of modern science. Phenomena are often exploited by technology.

It is possible to list the phenomena which are relevant to almost any field of endeavor. For example, in the case of optics and light one can list observable phenomena under the topic optical phenomenon.

The possibilities are many, for example:

Anomalous phenomenon (parapsychology)
Biological phenomenon
Chemical phenomenon (chemistry)
Electrical phenomenon (electricity)
Electronic Voice Phenomenon
Geological phenomenon (geology)
Hydrological phenomenon (hydrology)
Meteorological phenomenon (weather)
Optical phenomenon (optics)
Physical phenomenon (physics)
Social phenomenon (sociology)
Statistical phenomena (statistics)
Thermal phenomenon (thermodynamics)
Some observable events are commonplace, others require delicate manipulation of expensive and sensitive equipment. Some are significant experiments which led to groundbreaking discoveries.

There is a class of phenomena which lie outside generally accepted knowledge which knowledgeable scientists tend to discount. They are collected and discussed under the topic anomalous phenomenon.

Answer 2

In regards to what exactly? There are pigments in human skins and animal skin that can give it color. The reason we see colors like the blue sky or a green plant is due to the wavelengths that light travels at and is reflected. If an object absorbs light say that is at the red wavelength then you won't see that color. However it it reflects that wavelength then we are able to see it.

Human eyes can only see a SMALL fraction of the light spectrum known to us as visible light or the Rainbow (ROYGBIV).

Answer 3

In the ranges of geology, color is antineminet or antinemesis
rotation. A color moving in space is in gaseous form. This is
one field of pure color, so the similar atomic shape solids have
some characteristics of the pure energy in color. There are no
rules of color that stick. Most color is aquescient meaning it
is the color decided by the vote of majority. Seeing is believing.

Answer 4

In a word, 'wavelength'. For electromagnetic waves with wavelengths between 400 and 700 nm, you'll have 'visible light'. The colors just correspond to the energy of the wave (low energy waves tend towards red light...high energy, blue).

Answer 5

Visible light (white light) is really made up of many different colors of light. Light is a wave. Different colors of light have different wave lengths (a wave length is the distance between two consecutive crests).

Different substances absorb different wavelengths of light. If a substance absorbs the wave length, then we don't see that color. If a substance doesn't absorb that wavelength, but bounces it back instead, we see it as the color of that wavelength. If a substance absorbs ALL the wavelengths, we "see" black. If a substance bounces back ALL the wavelengths, we "see" white.

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

Actually, how do we know that it is the color it is supposed to be??. Didn't we invent the color??? The names for all of the colors?? What if we are actually in these pods like in the Matrix???? All of this world is not what it seems to be.??? Wow.!!!

Answer 7

fact: phenomenom of colour such as rainbow can only be seen at a 42 degree angle.

Answer 8

Our ability to see it, which is from the rods and cones of your retina.

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Answer 9

Short answer light.Long answer above.