{"product_id":"9781119053170","title":"Four Arts of Photography An Essay in Philosophy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Directions in Aesthetics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFour Arts of Photography\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Essay in Philosophy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDominic McIver Lopes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Aesthetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFour Arts of Photography\u003c\/i\u003e explores the history of photography through the lens of philosophy and proposes a new scholarly understanding of the art form for the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRe-examines the history of art photography through four major photographic movements and with case studies of representative images\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmploys a top-down, theory to case approach, as well as a bottom-up, case to theory approach\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvances a new theory regarding the nature of photography that is grounded in technology but doesn’t place it in opposition to painting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes commentaries by two leading philosophers of photography, Diarmuid Costello and Cynthia A. Freeland\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDominic McIver Lopes\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003eSight and Sensibility: Evaluating Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), as well as books on computer art and the nature of art. His first camera was a Kodak Instamatic 124, which he used to document his family's migration from Scotland to Canada.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 March 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119053170\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314896334988,"sku":"9781119053170","price":103.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119053170_9f15190b-f555-46ff-858e-e59fa65604b6.jpg?v=1781091282","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119053170","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}