What is photography? Is it a source of knowledge or an art? Many have said the former because it records the world automatically, others the latter because it expresses human subjectivity. Can photogr
What is a photograph? Is photography an art, or a source of knowledge about the world? If the camera records mechanically is there a human element in photography?In On Photography: A Philosophical Inq
The ancient question of whether art has a social, political or psychological purpose is explored here by philosophers and art historians. Editors Costello (philosophy, University of Warrick UK) and Wi
The last few decades have witnessed an explosion in ideas and theories on art. Art itself has never been more popular, but much recent thinking remains inaccessible and difficult to use. This book ass
The last few decades have witnessed an explosion in ideas and theories on art. Art itself has never been more popular, but much recent thinking remains inaccessible and difficult to use. This book ass
During the 1970s and 1980s the discourse surrounding aesthetics largely disappeared from the study of art history, theory, and cultural studies. Claims for the aesthetic value of artworks were thought
