The Engine of Visualization

by Patrick Maynard

Book Overview

"An extremely fascinating study, packed with insights and illumination and astute observation. It is first-rate philosophy--clearheaded, imaginative, sophisticated, and resourceful. And in its historical and technological dimensions, it connects with the 'real world' in ways that are rare in philosophical studies."--Kendall Walton, University of Michigan"For Patrick Maynard photography is in the first instance a technology for marking surfaces,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801486890
• ISBN13: 9780801486890
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher