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