{"product_id":"images-john-kulvicki-9780415557016","title":"Images","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nature of representation is a central topic in philosophy. This is the first book to connect problems with understanding representational artifacts, like pictures, diagrams, and inscriptions, to the philosophies of science, mind, and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan images be a source of knowledge? Are images merely conventional signs, like words? What is the relationship between the observer and the observed? In this clear and stimulating introduction to the problem John V. Kulvicki explores these questions and more. He discusses: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe nature of pictorial experience and \"seeing in\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erecognition, resemblance, pretense, and structural theories of depiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eimages as aids to scientific discovery and understanding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emental imagery and the nature of perceptual content\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ephotographs as visual prostheses.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn so doing he assesses central problems in the philosophy of images, such as how objects we make come to represent other things, and how we distinguish kinds of representation - pictures, diagrams, graphs - from one another. Essential reading for students and professional philosophers alike, the book also contains chapter summaries, annotated further reading, and a glossary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Kulvicki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415557011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415557016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"John Kulvicki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136098414847,"sku":"9780415557016","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d08f4a8-fb22-4155-9936-2ec395d76fb4.jpg?v=1770160501","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/images-john-kulvicki-9780415557016","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}