Philosophy of Art and Creativity

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

How can we understand the process of artistic creation? What is creative inspiration? Are there rules that govern artistic genius? Is creativity uniquely human, or can a computer be truly creative? Through readings including selections from Aristotle’s Poetics, Kant’s writings on Genius, contemporary literature on human-AI interactions in artistic production, and more, this course examines the intertwined concepts of art and creativity using examples from music, painting, theater, dance, photography, and poetry.