Four Arts of Photography: An Essay in Philosophy (New Directions in Aesthetics)

__Four Arts of Photography__ explores the history of photography through the lens of philosophy and proposes a new scholarly understanding of the art form for the 21st century. - Re-examines the history of art photography through four major photographic movements and with case studies of representative images - Employs a top-down, theory to case approach, as well as a bottom-up, case to theory approach - Advances a new theory regarding the nature of photography that is grounded in technology but doesn’t place it in opposition to painting - Includes commentaries by two leading philosophers of photography, Diarmuid Costello and Cynthia A. Freeland This monograph explores the history of photography through the lens of philosophy, proposing a new scholarly understanding of the art form for the 21st century. It re-examines the history of art photography through four major photographic movements, as well as case studies of representative images. Four Arts of Photography explores the history of photography through the lens of philosophy and proposes a new scholarly understanding of the art form for the 21 st century. Re-examines the history of art photography through four major photographic movements and with case studies of representative images Employs a top-down, theory to case approach, as well as a bottom-up, case to theory approach Advances a new theory regarding the nature of photography that is grounded in technology but doesn t place it in opposition to painting Includes commentaries by two leading philosophers of photography, Diarmuid Costello and Cynthia A. Freeland

Four Arts of Photography explores the history of photography through the lens of philosophy and proposes a new scholarly understanding of the art form for the 21 st century.

• Re-examines the history of art photography through four major photographic movements and with case studies of representative images
• Employs a top-down, theory to case approach, as well as a bottom-up, case to theory approach
• Advances a new theory regarding the nature of photography that is grounded in technology but doesn't place it in opposition to painting
• Includes commentaries by two leading philosophers of photography, Diarmuid Costello and Cynthia A. Freeland

Four Arts of Photography" explores the history of photography through the lens of philosophy and proposes a new scholarly understanding of the art form for the 21st century. It re-examines the history of art photography through four major photographic movements and with case studies of representative images ; employs a top-down, theory to case approach, as well as a bottom-up, case to theory approach, and advances a new theory regarding the nature of photography that is grounded in technology but doesn t place it in opposition to painting. It includes commentaries by two leading philosophers of photography, Diarmuid Costello and Cynthia A. Freeland Content: List of Illustrations xi Notes on Author and Contributors xii Preface xiii Wonderment to Puzzlement 1 How to Do Things with Theory 17 To Possess Other Eyes: The First Art 36 Thinking Through Photographs: The Second Art 48 A New Theory of Photography 65 Lyricism: The Third Art 87 The Knowing Eye 105 Abstraction: The Fourth Art 114 Crosscurrents and Boundary Conditions 125 Appendix: The Skeptic s Argument 133 Comments Doing Justice to the Art in Photography 135 Diarmuid Costello Four Thoughts about Four Arts of Photography 147 Cynthia A. Freeland Notes 157 Index 174