Is it ever morally wrong to commit violent or immoral acts in a video game? Is it ever morally wrong to harm a photograph? Yes. Let me explain why. Continue reading
October 27, 2020
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December 28, 2019
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Experts Rank the Top 5 in This Decade’s Art
This year marks the end of the second decade of the 2000s. In honor of this, we thought we’d take a look back at our decade with an end-of-year series. The internet loves lists, especially year-end ones, and we’ll feed … Continue reading
June 22, 2018
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Pyke’s Portraits of Philosophers
What follows is a guest post by Michael Newall (University of Kent). This post is a partial continuation of the earlier post about Hans Maes’ recent book, Conversations on Art and Aesthetics. Hans Maes’ excellent book, Conversations on Art and Aesthetics … Continue reading
April 18, 2018
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#nofilter: Philosophical Reflections on Photography in the Age Of Instagram
What follows is a guest post by Daniel Star (Boston University). All photographs are the author’s own. (Readers are encouraged to follow the links in captions for full-size, full-resolution images.) We’ve all seen it. Maybe we’ve done it. Maybe we’ve … Continue reading
February 21, 2017
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CAN #SELFIES BE ART? SAATCHI SAYS YES
I’m going to go ahead and say Saatchi isn’t really that cutting edge on this one. People have been doing self-portraits for a long-ass time. Maybe those don’t count as “selfies” though? In any event, the famous Saatchi Gallery will host … Continue reading
December 15, 2016
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PHILOSOPHER-ARTIST INTERVIEW: SCOTT WALDEN
Philosopher and Photographer Scott Walden interviewed by Alex King Scott Walden’s research focuses on the intersection between the philosophies of art, mind and language, with an emphasis on photography. These philosophical interests inform his photographic practice, which has been recognized … Continue reading
October 7, 2016
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ERICH HATALA MATTHES ON “RADIO-ACTIVE SUBSTANCES”
This is entry #54 in our 100 Philosophers, 100 Artworks, 100 Words Series.
October 6, 2016
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MoMA’s Entire Exhibition History is Now Online & It’s FREE
New York City’s Museum of Modern Art is certainly one of the most important and influential art institutions in the USA and the world. MoMA curators throughout the decades have made decisions that have greatly affected the way the … Continue reading
May 24, 2016
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BEN BLUMSON ON SELF-PORTRAIT WITH LENS CAP ON
This is entry #51 in our 100 Philosophers, 100 Artworks, 100 Words Series.
March 22, 2016
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JULIA DRIVER ON LIZZIE CASWALL-SMITH
This is entry #45 in our 100 Philosophers, 100 Artworks, 100 Words Series.
