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Theory of the Image offers a new and systematic philosophy of art and aesthetics from the perspective of movement.
List of contents
- Introduction
- Part I: Kinesthetics
- 1. The Flow of Matter
- 2. The Fold of Affect
- 3. The Field of Art
- Part II: History of the Image
- I. The Functional Image
- 4. Centripetal Function
- 5. The Prehistoric Image
- II. The Formal Image
- 6. Centrifugal Form
- 7. The Ancient Image I
- 8. The Ancient Image II
- III. The Relational Image
- 9. Tensional Relation
- 10. The Medieval Image I
- 11. The Medieval Image II
- IV. The Differential Image
- 12. Elastic Difference
- 13. The Modern Image I
- 14. The Modern Image II
- Part III: The Contemporary Image
- 15. The Digital Image
- 16. The Generative Image
- Conclusion
About the author
Thomas Nail is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver. He is the author of numerous works, including Theory of the Border (OUP 2016) and Being and Motion (OUP 2018).
Summary
Theory of the Image offers a new and systematic philosophy of art and aesthetics from the perspective of movement.
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Thomas Nail's Theory of the Image is an ambitious and original attempt to re-theorize the material and cognitive dynamics of the image. In this respect, his model is kinetic as opposed to representational, mimetic, or hermeneutical. The book is eminently suitable for use on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, in particular, philosophy, cultural theory, and art history.
