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The purpose of this article is to explore the idea that experiential colour, i.e. colour as it appears for an observer, functions as a co-constitutive interface of the complex living system. It will be shown that, in order to render this idea intelligible, a new kind of metaphysical perspective is needed. This ‘new’ metaphysical perspective challenges the metaphysical stance that subscribes, from the viewpoint of a ‘participating’ observer, to the necessity of the question and the possibility of the answer. In this article, a metaphysical perspective will be proposed that argues, from the viewpoint of a ‘contributing’ observer, for the necessity of the answer and the possibility of the question. This allows for the possibility (i) to put forward complexity as a necessary answer, (ii) to claim a place for experiential sensoriality that functions as co-constitutive interfaces of the complex living system, and (iii) to secure a place where the philosophical question, or any other question for that matter, can bestow an informative contribution to the answer ‘complexity’.
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interface, Goethe, co-constitution, Colour, complex living system

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Rottiers, Franc. “To Anticipate Color : A Visual Resistance Phenomenon.” CASYS : Partial Proceedings of CASYS’07, edited by Daniel M. Dubois, vol. 21, 2008, pp. 162–73.
APA
Rottiers, F. (2008). To anticipate color : a visual resistance phenomenon. In D. M. Dubois (Ed.), CASYS : partial proceedings of CASYS’07 (Vol. 21, pp. 162–173).
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Rottiers, Franc. 2008. “To Anticipate Color : A Visual Resistance Phenomenon.” In CASYS : Partial Proceedings of CASYS’07, edited by Daniel M. Dubois, 21:162–73.
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Rottiers, Franc. 2008. “To Anticipate Color : A Visual Resistance Phenomenon.” In CASYS : Partial Proceedings of CASYS’07, ed by. Daniel M. Dubois, 21:162–173.
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Rottiers F. To anticipate color : a visual resistance phenomenon. In: Dubois DM, editor. CASYS : partial proceedings of CASYS’07. 2008. p. 162–73.
IEEE
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F. Rottiers, “To anticipate color : a visual resistance phenomenon,” in CASYS : partial proceedings of CASYS’07, Liège, Belgium, 2008, vol. 21, pp. 162–173.
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this article is to explore the idea that experiential colour, i.e. colour as it appears for an observer, functions as a co-constitutive interface of the complex living system. It will be shown that, in order to render this idea intelligible, a new kind of metaphysical perspective is needed. This ‘new’ metaphysical perspective challenges the metaphysical stance that subscribes, from the viewpoint of a ‘participating’ observer, to the necessity of the question and the possibility of the answer. In this article, a metaphysical perspective will be proposed that argues, from the viewpoint of a ‘contributing’ observer, for the necessity of the answer and the possibility of the question. This allows for the possibility (i) to put forward complexity as a necessary answer, (ii) to claim a place for experiential sensoriality that functions as co-constitutive interfaces of the complex living system, and (iii) to secure a place where the philosophical question, or any other question for that matter, can bestow an informative contribution to the answer ‘complexity’.}},
  author       = {{Rottiers, Franc}},
  booktitle    = {{CASYS : partial proceedings of CASYS'07}},
  editor       = {{Dubois, Daniel M.}},
  isbn         = {{2930396083}},
  issn         = {{1373-5411}},
  keywords     = {{interface,Goethe,co-constitution,Colour,complex living system}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  location     = {{Liège, Belgium}},
  pages        = {{162--173}},
  title        = {{To anticipate color : a visual resistance phenomenon}},
  volume       = {{21}},
  year         = {{2008}},
}