Deeper into Pictures: An Essay on Pictorial Representation (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy) - Hardcover

Schier, Flint

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521320429 ISBN 13: 9780521320429

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1986

Synopsis

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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Book Description:

This book presents an original theory of the nature of pictorial representation. The most influential recent theory of depiction 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0521320429
• ISBN 13: 9780521320429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240