Picturing the World

Scientists are portrayed as champions of objectivity and truth, and artists as champions of subjectivity and creative expression. Through analysis of modern art, John C. Gilmour shows how misleading is this separation of the world into objective and subjective spheres. This false dichotomy depends upon a dated philosophy of mind. The issues posed are developed from the ideas of Nietzche, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Gadamer, Ricoeur, Wittgenstein, Rorty, Dewey, and Whitehead. Picturing the World requires us to reconceive the role of the artist in the creative process and the role of the arts in general.

About the author

John C. Gilmour is professor of philosophy and director of the B.A. in Fine Arts major at Alfred University.

Product details

• Authors: John Gilmour, John C. Gilmour
• Publisher: State University Press of New York (SUNY)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1985
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 390 g
• Series: SUNY Series in Philosophy (Pap
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art