Aesthetics

PHI2253.01
Course System Home Terms Spring 2014 Aesthetics

Course Description

Summary

Why do we care about art? Why and how do artworks move us? What, if anything, do artworks mean, and how do we know? This course takes up these and other questions relating to the philosophy of art and artworks. This course will look at the philosophical tradition of aesthetics, including Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel, up to the present day. We will also look at the role of aesthetic theories in case studies of art-world controversies.

Prerequisites

None.

Please contact the faculty member :

Instructor

  • Karen Gover

Day and Time

Academic Term

Spring 2014

Area of Study

Credits

4

Course Level

2000

Maximum Enrollment

22