Photography and Philosophy: Essays on the Pencil of NatureScott Walden This anthology offers a fresh approach to the philosophical aspects of photography. The essays, written by contemporary philosophers in a thorough and engaging manner, explore the far-reaching ethical dimensions of photography as it is used today.
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Essays on the Pencil of Nature 1 Transparent Pictures On the Nature of Photographic Realism | 14 |
Essays on the Pencil of Nature 2 Photographs and Icons | 50 |
Essays on the Pencil of Nature 3 Photographs as Evidence | 70 |
Essays on the Pencil of Nature 4 Truth in Photography | 91 |
Essays on the Pencil of Nature 5 Documentary Authority and the Art of Photography | 111 |
Essays on the Pencil of Nature 6 Photography and Representation | 138 |
Essays on the Pencil of Nature 7 How Photographs Signify CartierBressons Reply to Scruton | 167 |
Essays on the Pencil of Nature 9 True Appreciation | 210 |
Essays on the Pencil of Nature 10 Landscape and Still Life Static Representations of Static Scenes | 231 |
Essays on the Pencil of Nature 11 The Problem with Movie Stars | 248 |
Essays on the Pencil of Nature 12 Pictures of King Arthur Photography and the Power of Narrative | 265 |
Essays on the Pencil of Nature 13 The Naked Truth | 284 |
Essays on the Pencil of Nature Epilogue | 309 |
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Essays on the Pencil of Nature 8 Scales of Space and Time in Photography Perception Points Two Ways | 187 |
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