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Does trust play a significant role in the appreciation of art? If so, how does it operate? We argue that it does, and that the mechanics of trust operate both at a general and a particular level. After outlining the general notion of ‘art‐trust’—the notion sketched is consistent with most notions of trust on the market—and considering certain objections to the model proposed, we consider specific...
I extend my account involving the notion of “spectral seeing” from representation in painting (and drawing, etching, etc.) to representation in photography and sculpture. The account is psychological, but it steers clear of the psychological complexity often found in Wollheim‐derived accounts of pictorial representation; indeed no extra‐ordinary special sensory capacity is involved. That the account...
A response to certain parts of Rumfitt (2014): I defend Davidson's project in semantics, suggest that Rumfitt's use of sentential quantification renders his definition of truth needlessly elaborate, and pose a question for Rumfitt's handling of the strengthened Liar.
Featuring essays from leading philosophical scholars, 12 Modern Philosophers explores the works, origins, and influences of twelve of the most important late 20th Century philosophers working in the analytic tradition.
Draws on essays from well-known scholars, including Thomas Baldwin, Catherine Wilson, Adrian Moore and Lori Gruen
Locates the authors and their oeuvre within the context of the...
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