| Description |
xii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
New directions in aesthetics ; 5 |
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New directions in aesthetics ; 5.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-317) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Scott Walden -- Transparent pictures: on the nature of photographic realism / Kendall L. Walton -- Photographs and icons / Cynthia Freeland -- Photographs as evidence / Aaron Meskin and Jonathan Cohen -- Truth in photography / Scott Walden -- Documentary authority and the art of photography / Barbara Savedoff -- Photography and representation / Roger Scruton -- How photographs "signify": Cartier-Bresson's "reply" to Scruton / David Davies -- Scales of space and time in photography: "perception points two ways" / Patrick Maynard -- True appreciation / Dominic McIver Lopes -- Landscape and still life: static representations of static scenes / Kendall L. Walton -- The problem with movie stars / Noël Carroll -- Pictures of King Arthur: photography and the power of narrative / Gregory Currie -- The naked truth / Arthur C. Danto. |
| Summary |
This book takes an up-to-date look at the issues of photographic truth, objectivity, and realism. It tests the limits on what can ethically be done with a camera and examines the fundamental differences between photographic and non-photographic artwork. Unlike the numerous texts devoted to the subject of Film Theory, this collection contains essays specifically about the art form of still photography and the broader theoretical questions it raises. |
| Subject |
Photography -- Philosophy.
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Photography, Artistic -- Philosophy.
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Photography, Artistic -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst01061973
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Photography -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst01061781
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| Genre/Form |
Essays. (OCoLC)fst01919922
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Essays.
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| Added Author |
Walden, Scott, 1961-
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| ISBN |
9781405139243 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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1405139242 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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9781444335088 (paperback) |
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1444335081 (paperback) |
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