{"product_id":"9783034333054","title":"Philosophy of Picture : Denis Diderot's Salons by Maddalena Mazzocut-Mis","description":"If it is true that a painting can `think visually', then it is also true that Diderot was the first to say so - and he has spelled out this concept better than anyone else. Diderot's Salons show that the `imaginal' sense that arises from the engagement with a picture needs to be investigated using the concepts of ?kphrasis and theatricality - the capacity to explore the power of pictures in relation to the composition of the scene, to the expressive and pantomimic gestures, and to what can be called a `theory of affections'.   The book will focus on an issue that pertains to the theory of pictures, on a question that is ground-breaking in the English-speaking academic context: how can we look at a picture in order to rethink aesthetics as a discipline that allows us to look at pictures from a philosophical point of view?The Salons demonstrate that the `imaginal' process leading to knowledge always emerges from the picture itself, and that this process always needs to be supported by a method of inquiry that can rightly be called a philosophical method - as Diderot was a philosopher himself. Even when approaching this issue from a contemporary perspective, this method should always be related to the concepts of ?kphrasis and theatricality. Fundamental, however, is also the `pathetic', the emotionally stimulating, due to its essential relation to the enjoyment of pictures - something rooted in aesthetic disinterestedness, absorption and, conversely, voyeurism.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56310586507637,"sku":"9783034333054","price":76.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9783034333054.jpg?v=1762814859","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9783034333054","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}