FF:PH0179 Philosophy of Art - Course Information

PH0179 Philosophy of Art

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Dagmar Pichová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová

Prerequisites

Good knowledge of English

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The goal of the course is to introduce students to selected topics in philosophy of art using readings and commentaries of relevant texts.

Syllabus

• Definition of art and a piece of art
• Author and work
• Interpretation and intention
• Emotion and art
• Art and moral values
• Esthetics and philosophy of art

Literature

• Contemporary debates in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Edited by Matthew Kieran. First published. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2006, xi, 370. ISBN 9781405102407. info
• DAVIES, Stephen. The philosophy of art. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell, 2006, x, 239. ISBN 9781405120234. info
• Aesthetics and the philosophy of art : the analytic tradition : an anthology. Edited by Peter Lamarque - Stein Haugom Olsen. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell, 2004, xii, 571. ISBN 9781405105828. info

Teaching methods

e-learning

Assessment methods

homework, final exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Note related to how often the course is taught: e-learning.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: e-learning.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
  
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