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Deeper into Pictures

Deeper into Pictures

Deeper into Pictures

An Essay on Pictorial Representation
Flint Schier
June 2009
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    This book presents an original theory of the nature of pictorial representation. The most influential recent theory of depiction, put forward by Nelson Goodman, holds that the relation between depictions and what they represent is entirely conventional. Flint Schier argues to the contrary that depiction involves resemblance to the things depicted, providing a sophisticated defence of our basic intuitions on the subject. Canvassing an attractive theory of 'generativity' rather than resemblance, Dr Schier provides a detailed account of depiction, showing how it illuminates and resolves many of the enigmas of pictorial representation while remaining true to our basic intuitions on the subject. Philosophers, psychologists and art theorists will find this a sophisticated and stimulating treatment of one of the central topics in aesthetics.

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    June 2009
    Paperback
    9780521109406
    240 pages
    216 × 140 × 14 mm
    0.31kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • 1. The enigma of depiction
    • 2. The natural and the unnatural
    • 3. A theory of depiction
    • 4. The absence of grammar
    • 5. Recognition and iconic reference
    • 6. Saying it with pictures: what's in an icon?
    • 7. Convention and content
    • 8. Convention and realism
    • 9. Resemblance strikes back
    • 10. Seeing through pictures
    • References
    • Indexes.
      Author
    • Flint Schier