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A different kind of black and white : visual thinking as epistemic development in professional education /

Why should we continue to draw by hand when computers and photography can do it for us?Freehand drawing is currently enjoying a widespread renaissance. In this path-breaking study, the act of drawing is explored as a way to foster epistemic development and wise thinking skills. Drawing exposes the c...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bramwell-Davis, Prue (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Why should we continue to draw by hand when computers and photography can do it for us?Freehand drawing is currently enjoying a widespread renaissance. In this path-breaking study, the act of drawing is explored as a way to foster epistemic development and wise thinking skills. Drawing exposes the connecting processes of perception, by which we make sense of the world, creating and using systems of classification which ultimately create boundaries. By exploring the relationships between metaphor, the mental activity fundamental to language, and the coordination of hand and eye essential for dra.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 346 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443890038
1443890030