Pictures, Representation, and the Understanding

I am tempted to subtitle this paper ‘Meditations on a Dinner Plate’, partly out of respect for Gombrich’s essay, ‘Meditations on a Hobby-Horse’; partly out of a disenchantment with the British preoccupation with pennies and their elliptical looks; and partly out of the conviction that a philosopher is likely to do better on a good meal, than on a pocketful of small change.