The puzzle of mimesis

In Dominic Lopes (ed.), Sight and Sensibility: Evaluating Pictures. Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press (2005)
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Abstract

Pictures enable us to see scenes in marked surfaces. This raises a puzzle—how can an evaluation of a picture as a vehicle for seeing-in differ from an evaluation of the scene itself? To solve the puzzle, we must understand the variety of ways seeing-in relates to seeing a marked surface.

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