Unfit to Print: Contra Mag Uidhir on the Ontology of Photographic Artworks
Unfit to Print: Contra Mag Uidhir on the Ontology of Photographic Artworks
Author(s): Alexey AliyevSubject(s): Photography, Aesthetics
Published by: Helsinki University Press
Keywords: photography;ontology;work of art;nominalism
Summary/Abstract: According to the orthodox view, photographic artworks are abstract objects. This view, however, has recently been challenged by Christy Mag Uidhir. In his article ‘Photographic Art: An Ontology Fit to Print’, he argues in favour of a nominalist construal of photographic artworks. My goal is to show that Mag Uidhir’s argument is unpersuasive.
Journal: Estetika: The European Journal of Aesthetics
- Issue Year: LIII/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 3-13
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English