The Treachery of Images: Why Images Do not Exist and There Are Only Flat Objects

Do images exist? In this paper I argue that the notion of an image is ontologically empty – i.e., images are no more than a cultural invention akin to epicycles in astronomy. There are only flat objects engaged in various causal roles. In this paper I will defend the thesis that in visual culture...

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Main Author: Manzotti, Riccardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari 2021-06-01
Series:JoLMA
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Online Access:http://doi.org/10.30687/Jolma/2723-9640/2021/01/006

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