From Criticizing
Photography, An Introduction to Studying Images, 5th Edition, Terry
Barrett
4 Branches of Philosophy
Ontology-branch
of philosophy that examines questions of being and essence of things
Epistemological-Examination
of knowledge, truth, and beliefs
Ethics-concerns
of moral good
Aesthetics-examination
of the nature of art
“To theorize is to offer answers to big questions and to
critically examine answers to those questions.” P. 155
“Theories, like religion offer competing explanation of
phenomena.” P. 155
Phenomena- an
occurrence, event, happening, fact, situation,
circumstance, experience, case, incident, episode.
“We all have assumptions and beliefs about phenomena,
and these add up to theories.” P.155
“Theory affects the teaching of photography in colleges
and universities.” P. 158
“Theory is placed here (in chapter 7) because the book
proceeds from simple to complex critical procedures in the order of describing, interpreting, evaluating, and
theorizing. “ P. 159
Epistemological
Concerns: Are Photographs True?
Realist theory vs. Conventionalist
“You and I know that while photographs may not lie, liars
may photograph.” P. 167
“Few people realize that the meaning of a photograph can be
challenged completely by the accompanying caption, by its juxtaposition with
other photographs, or by the manner in which people and events are
photographed.” P. 167-Gisele Freund
“Photography never lies: or rather I can lie as to the
meaning of the thing….never to its existence. “ -Barthes
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