Description
This module explores the interactions between science and art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Its philosophical focus is the notion of "representation," conceived as a crucial common link between scientific and artistic visual practices. Integrating the history and philosophy of scientific and artistic representations, the module will address a broad range of issues. These will include questions on the nature and role of visual representations in scientific and artistic practice, what counts as "objective" and "accurate" representation, when and how images count as "evidence," and whether the relations between science and modernism contribute to overturn the common sense view that "art invents, science discovers". No prerequisites.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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