Seeing‐in and Singling Out
How to Reconcile Pictures with Singular Thought
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21507808 |
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| Authors | Enrico Terrone (0000-0002-1975-8319, Dipartimento di Antichità, Filosofia, Storia (DAFIST) Università degli Studi di Genova Genoa Italy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 378-392 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pacific philosophical quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0279-0750 • E-ISSN: 1468-0114 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/papq.12366 |
| OpenAlex | W3170178678 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
According to the standard view of pictorial reference, a picture produces singular thought in virtue of both its appearance and its history. Zeimbekis (2010) challenges this view, arguing that the perception of the picture's appearance does not contribute to the production of singular thought. The paper defends the standard view from Zeimbekis' challenge, specifying the roles of appearance and history in pictorial reference. While knowledge about the picture's history allows one to identify the standpoint from which to see the scene depicted, the perception of the picture's appearance exploits that standpoint to single out individuals in that scene
Aesthetics · Cognitive psychology · Epistemology · Exploit · Perception · Virtue · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Computer Science · Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art · Philosophy · Psychology · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Highly cited | No |
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