Vol. 11 No. 2 (2018): Aesthetics of Photography
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The New Theory of Photography: Critical Examination and Responses

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  • Catharine Abell,
  • Paloma Atencia-Linares,
  • Dominic McIver Lopes,
  • Diarmuid Costello
Catharine Abell
University of Manchester
Paloma Atencia-Linares
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Dominic McIver Lopes
University of British Columbia
Diarmuid Costello
University of Warwick
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Aisthesis-22969

Published 2018-11-04

Keywords

  • Photography,
  • New Theory,
  • Lopes

How to Cite

Abell, C., Atencia-Linares, P., McIver Lopes, D., & Costello, D. (2018). The New Theory of Photography: Critical Examination and Responses. Aisthesis. Pratiche, Linguaggi E Saperi dell’estetico, 11(2), 207–234. https://doi.org/10.13128/Aisthesis-22969
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Abstract

Dominic McIver Lopes’ Four Arts of Photography and Diarmuid Costello’s On Photography: A Philosophical Inquiry examine the state of the art in analytic philosophy of photography and present a new approach to the study of the medium. As opposed to the orthodox and prevalent view, which emphasizes its epistemic capacities, the new theory reconsiders the nature of photography, and redirects focus towards the aesthetic potential of the medium. This symposium comprises two papers that critically examine central questions addressed in the two books, with responses by the two authors in defence of their respective positions.

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