Thomas Nail's Theory of the Image is an ambitious and original attempt to re-theorize the material and cognitive dynamics of the image. In this respect, his model is kinetic as opposed to representational, mimetic, or hermeneutical. The book is eminently suitable for use on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, in particular, philosophy, cultural theory, and art history.
Thomas Nail is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver. He is the author of numerous works, including Theory of the Border (OUP 2016) and Being and Motion (OUP 2018).