Philosophical Perspectives on Depiction (Mind Association Occasional Series) by Catharine Abell, Katerina Bantinaki
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ISBN: 9780199585960
Oxford University Press | 06 October 2010
Hardcover | 241 pages
Philosophical Perspectives on Depiction, edited by Catharine Abell and Katerina Bantinaki, brings together a collection of original essays by leading contemporary philosophers on the nature and value of depiction. Pictures are representations that depict their objects, but despite the central role that depiction plays in culture and communication, its philosophical foundations are often overlooked. This volume addresses key issues including how pictures represent what they do, the role of perceptual processes in interpreting images, how depiction compares to language, and the philosophical significance of pictures in everyday life.