1st Edition

How Photography Changed Philosophy

By Daniel Rubinstein Copyright 2023
134 Pages
by Routledge

134 Pages
by Routledge

134 Pages
by Routledge

By analysing the philosophical lineage of notions of representation, time, being, light, exposure, image, and truth, this book argues that photography is the visual manifestation of the philosophical account of how humans encounter beings in the present. Daniel Rubinstein argues that traditional understandings of photography are determined by the notions of verisimilitude and representation,... Read more
Introduction, 1. The Shadow of Representation, 2. Time, 3. The Event, 4. Simulacrum, 5. Latent Image, Conclusion

Biography

Daniel Rubinstein is Reader in Philosophy and the Image in the Art Programme at Central Saint Martins, London where he leads the masters program in Contemporary Photography: Practices and Philosophies, and Associate Professor in Visual Communication at the Department of Business, Strategy and Political Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway.