Beyond Mimesis and Convention by Roman Frigg

Beyond Mimesis and Convention by Roman Frigg

Featuring contributions from leading experts, this book represents the first collection of essays on the topic of art and science in the analytic tradition of philosophy. The volume offers a very different and welcome approach to study.

From the reviews:

“The aim of the volume is explicitly stated as putting ››works of art and theories of science ›to work‹ in a shared enterprise of thinking representation beyond mimesis and convention‹‹ …the collection take their inspiration from the theory of fiction and try to apply these inspirations to the study of scientific models. … the essays all make interesting and state-of-the-art contributions to their respective topics.” (Tobias Klauk, Journal of Literary Theory, August, 2011)

“The aim of the book is to see what might be achieved by bringing the two impasse-stricken subjects together. … The collection … succeeds in displaying a variety of ways in which aesthetics can be applied to problems of representation in the philosophy of science. … this book will be a valuable point of reference.” (Clive Cazeaux, British Journal of Aesthetics, Vol. 52 (2), April, 2012)

“The book … is a great example of interdisciplinary collaborative work, bringing togethercontributions by scholars of science and of art, around the topic of representation. … The result is a high-standard, remarkably edited book. … this rich and heterogeneous book clearly achieves the goal of showing the fruitfulness of an interdisciplinary approach to art and science … .” (Marion Vorms, Theoria, Vol. 75, 2012)

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ISBN 13	9789048138500
ISBN 10	9048138507
Title	Beyond Mimesis and Convention
Author	Roman Frigg
Series	Boston Studies In The Philosophy And History Of Science
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Springer
Year published	2010-05-21
Number of pages	266
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