Art, Perception, and Reality (Thalheimer Lectures) - Softcover

Gombrich, Sir E. H. H.

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9780801815522: Art, Perception, and Reality (Thalheimer Lectures)
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ISBN 10: 0801815525 ISBN 13: 9780801815522
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1973

Synopsis

In Art, Perception, and Reality three eminent scholars explore questions relating to the nature of representation in art. Art historian E. H. Gombrich asks how we recognize likeness—in portraits or caricatures for instance—and concludes that we do so by empathy. Psychologist Julian Hochberg rejects Gombrich's argument, suggesting instead that the expectations aroused in the scanning processes of visual perception account for recognition of likeness. Finally, philosopher Max black argues that no criteria have been established for defining conditions of representation and concludes that representation is a "cluster concept."

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About the Authors

E. H. Gombrich is director emeritus of the Warburg Institute at the University of London.

Julian Hochberg is professor of psychology at Columbia University.

Max Black was Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy and Humane Letters at Cornell University.

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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date
1973
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0801815525
ISBN 13 
9780801815522
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
142
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