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Towards a Philosophy of Photography

By Vilem Flusser

Book information

Publisher
Reaktion Books Ltd
Year
1983
ISBN
1861890761, 9781861890764
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15652745 bytes)
Pages
\96
Topic
Art Photo
Time added
2020-09-18 19:02:38

Description

In this book, Vilém Flusser proposes a revoutionary new way of thinking about photography: an analysis in which the aesthetic, scientific, and political aspects of the medium act as a key to the diagnosis of the current cultural crisis and the new form of existence and society taking shape within it. Introductory Note: 7 The Image: 8 The Technical Image: 14 The Apparatus: 21 The Gesture of Photography: 33 The Photograph: 41 The Distribution of Photographs: 49 The Reception of Photographs: 57 The Photographic Universe: 65 Why a Philosophy of Photography is Necessary: 76 Lexicon of Basic Concepts: 83 Afterword, Hubertus von Amelunxen: 86

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