Deeper into Pictures

An Essay on Pictorial Representation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23786182
AutoresFlint Schier (autor de correspondencia)
Año1986
Fecha de publicación1986-10-09
Open AccessSí
TipoBOOK
RevistaDeeper into Pictures (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511735585
WikidataQ120196962
OpenAlexW4255499612
Open LibraryOL34447637M
ISBN9780511735585
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas34

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.

Art · Cognitive science · Depiction · Epistemology · Generativity · Literature · Relation (database) · Representation (politics) · Subject (documents) · Subject matter · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Computer Science · Philosophy · Psychology · Visual Culture and Art Theory · Visual perception · Visualization