PHIL 2807
Philosophy of Art
Philosophical approaches to the study of art. Topics such as: the nature of art and artistic value; representation and symbolism in art; art and artifice; art and the emotions; art, culture and ideology; post-structuralism and art; theories of creativity; relationship between artworks and audiences.
2015
Readings
- Books, 327 Rideau Street (Hours: 11am–9pm, except Sunday: 12pm–9pm): Immanuel Kant, Critique of Judgment. Trans. Werner S. Pluhar (Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing, 1987). ISBN: 978-0-87220-025-8.
- That is the affordable edition. The current standard translation, which I would suggest for students majoring in philosophy, is: Immanuel Kant, The Critique of the Power of Judgment. Ed. Paul Guyer (Cambridge:
- Cambridge University Press, 2000). ISBN: 9780521348928.
Undated
Topics
- Art as Expression I Tolstoy’s What is Art?
- Art as Expression II Collingwood’s The Principles of Art
- Art as Expression III Dilthey’s Poetics
- Constructivism about Taste I Hume’s Of the Standard of Taste
- Constructivism about Taste II Kant’s Critique of the Power of
- Constructivism about Taste III Schillers’ On the Aesthetic
- Realism about Beauty I Plato’s Symposium
- Realism about Beauty II Aristotle’s Poetics
- Realism about Beauty III Mendelssohn’s On Sentiments
- Concluding Remarks for Unit One n/a
- No Class – Test #1 Assigned n/a
- Art, Philosophy, and Worldview I Dilthey’s The Types of World-View
- Art, Philosophy, and Worldview II Hesiod’s Theogony and Works and
- Art, Philosophy, and Worldview III Lyotard’s The Postmodern
- Art and Modernism I Ortega y Gasset’s The
- Art and Modernism II Neurath’s Personal Life and Class
- Art and Modernism III (Due: Research Paper) Horkheimer’s Art and Mass Culture
- Art and the Individual I Marcuse’s The Aesthetic Dimension
Prerequisites & course information
Also listed as ARTH 2807 . Lecture three hours a week.