Sight and Sensibility : Evaluating Pictures - Print on Demand Title

Zusatztext ...tightly focused and carefully argued... an exceptionally interesting contribution to the philosophy of art: it contains subtle, concise, and convincing discussions of a number of difficult concepts and contentious doctrines... lucid and meticulous Klappentext Images have power--for good or ill. They may challenge us to see things anew and! in widening our experience! profoundly change who we are. The change can be ugly! as with propaganda! or enriching! as with many works of art. Sight and Sensibility explores the impact of images on what we know! how we see! and the moral assessments we make. Dominic Lopes shows how these are part of! not separate from! the aesthetic appeal of images. His book will be essential reading for anyone working in aesthetics and art theory! and for all those intrigued by the power of images to affect our lives. Zusammenfassung Explores the impact of images on what we know, how we see, and the moral assessments we make. This book shows how these are part of, not separate from, the aesthetic appeal of images. It is intended for those working in aesthetics and art theory, and for those intrigued by the power of images to affect our lives.

Product details

• Authors: Dominic Lopes, Dominic McIver Lopes, Dominic Mciver (Department of Philosophy Lopes, Lopes Dominic McIver
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2005
• EAN: 9780199277346
• ISBN: 978-0-19-927734-6
• No. of pages: 222
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Theory of art, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, ART / Criticism & Theory, Philosophy: aesthetics