Walden Photography and Philosophy

Essays on the Pencil of Nature
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-69589-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: New Directions in Aesthetics

This anthology offers a fresh approach to the philosophical aspectsof photography. The essays, written by contemporary philosophers ina thorough and engaging manner, explore the far-reaching ethicaldimensions of photography as it is used today.
* A first-of-its-kind anthology exploring the link between theart of photography and the theoretical questions it raises
* Written in a thorough and engaging manner
* Essayists are all contemporary philosophers who bring with theman exceptional understanding of the broader metaphysical issuespertaining to photography
* Takes a fresh look at some familiar issues - photographictruth, objectivity, and realism
* Introduces newer issues such as the ethical use of photographyor the effect of digital-imaging technology on how we appreciateimages

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walden, Scott

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments.
List of Figures.
Contributors.
Introduction (Scott Walden, New York University).
1. Transparent Pictures: On the Nature of Photographic Realism(Kendall L. Walton, University of Michigan).
2. Photographs and Icons (Cynthia Freeland, University ofHouston).
3. Photographs as Evidence (Aaron Meskin, University of Leedsand Jonathan Cohen, University of California, San Diego).
4. Truth in Photography (Scott Walden, New York University).
5. Documentary Authority and the Art of Photography (BarbaraSavedoff, City University of New York).
6. Photography and Representation (Roger Scruton, University ofBuckingham).
7. How Photographs "Signify": Cartier-Bresson's "Reply" toScruton (David Davies, McGill University).
8. Scales of Space and Time in Photography: "Perception PointsTwo Ways" (Patrick Maynard, University of Western Ontario).
9. True Appreciation (Dominic Lopes, University of BritishColumbia).
10. Landscape and Still Life: Static Representations of StaticScenes (Kendall Walton, University of Michigan).
11. The Problem with Movie Stars (Noël Carroll, TempleUniversity).
12. Pictures of King Arthur: Photography and the Power ofNarrative (Gregory Currie, University of Nottingham).
13. The Naked Truth (Arthur C. Danto, Columbia University).
Epilogue.
Bibliography.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Scott Walden is Visiting Scholar in the Philosophy Department at New York University. His interest in photographic theory emerges from his training in philosophy and his practice of photography. His philosophical work has been published in the British Journal of Aesthetics, and his photographic work in his recent book Places Lost: In Search of Newfoundland's Resettled Communities (2003).