@article {1010, title = {{\textquoteleft}Basic Color Categories{\textquoteright} in the Language-Game Perspective}, journal = {Organon F}, volume = {19}, number = {4}, year = {2012}, pages = {423-443}, type = {State}, abstract = {In this paper I will discuss some interesting philosophical questions bound to color science, in its variant founded by Berlin and Kay{\textquoteright}s linguistic and anthropological research. I will first refer to various criticisms, expressed by dissenting scientists. Further criticisms implied by a rather philosophical perspective will follow; a particular attention is paid to the question of synchronicity vs . diachronicity. The controversy about Berlin and Kay{\textquoteright}s conception is paralleled by the development of Wittgenstein{\textquoteright}s views on color that I will sketch in short. Wittgenstein{\textquoteright}s philosophy offers tools for illuminating the problem from yet another point of view. In the final part of the paper, I will try to point to the limits of the conception of basic color categories, but also to assess its relevance and possible philosophical contribution in terms of language games variety; especially with respect to the Color Incompatibility The orem and its implications. }, url = {http://www.klemens.sav.sk/fiusav/doc/organon/2012/4/423-443.pdf}, author = {Beran, Ond{\v r}ej} }