CAS PH 159 Lecture 10: Photographs vs Paintings
26 Feb 2016
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Scruton"s master argument that film is not representational art has three major movements: photography isn"t representation art, a film is at best a photograph of a dramatic representation, therefore, film in itself is not representational art. Ideal types: scruton distinguished between ideal photo and ideal painting to get at an essence of each media. Ideal photograph: an image that depends causally on whatever it"s a photo of. Ideal painting: intentionally expresses its subject, whether it exists in the real world or not. Premise: the mechanical value of photo, lack of control of the artist (i. e. photo bombs, the source of aesthetic value. The aesthetic value of ideal photo is due to is due to what it presents, not the medium or how the photo is taken.
