US_56 An Introduction to Aesthetics and General Theory of Art

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kristýna Celhofferová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kristýna Celhofferová, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
Timetable
Wed 8:20–9:55 zruseno D22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 210 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/210, only registered: 0/210, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/210
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course provides a comprehensive overview of basic principles of Aesthetics (critical judgement, judgement of taste, disinterested pleasure, perception, the vallue of Art, Beauty, Sublime...), lines of thought in Aesthetics in reference to art object and its vallue (formalism, New Criticism, Structuralism, Aesthetic relativism).Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to have a broader and more solid understanding of key aspects of aesthetic categories, kitsch, falsum, describe different types of aestetical judgment and concepts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Aesthetics and general theory of art
  • 2. Problems of style
  • 3. Aesthetic categories of beauty
  • 4. Other aesthetic categories
  • 5. Aesthetic verdict
  • 6. Natural aesthetic
  • 7. Crisis of aesthetics?
  • 8. Aesthetics as a theory of senses
  • 9. Aesthetics as a program
  • 10. Anaesthetic as an aesthetic category
  • 11. Kitsch and an aesthetic phenomenon
  • 12. End of art?
Literature
  • KULKA, Tomáš. Umění a falzum : monismus a dualismus v estetice. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 182 s. ISBN 802000954X. info
  • PTÁČKOVÁ, Brigita and Karel STIBRAL. Estetika na dlani. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 2002, 150 s. ISBN 80-85839-79-2. info
  • ZUSKA, Vlastimil. Estetika : úvod do současnosti tradiční disciplíny. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Triton, 2001, 132 s. ISBN 8072541943. info
  • MATHAUSER, Zdeněk. Estetika racionálního zření. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1999, 161 s. ISBN 8071847925. info
  • ZUSKA, Vlastimil. Estetika na křižovatce humanitních disciplín. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 198 s. ISBN 8071843792. info
  • KULKA, Tomáš. Umění a kýč. Praha: Torst, 1994, 183 s. ISBN 80-85639-17-3. info
  • TATARKIEWICZ, Władysław. Dejiny estetiky. Translated by Jozef Marušiak. Vyd. 1. V Bratislave: Tatran, 1991, 422 s. ISBN 8022201863. info
  • MARKALOUS, Bohumil. Estetika praktického života. Edited by Marie Krulichová - Milena Vinařová - Rudolf Chadraba. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1989, 630 s. URL info
  • TATARKIEWICZ, Władysław. Dejiny estetiky. Translated by Jozef Marušiak. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Tatran, 1988, 456 s. info
  • TATARKIEWICZ, Władysław. Dejiny estetiky. Translated by Jozef Marušiak. Bratislava: Tatran, 1985, 518 s. info
  • UTITZ, Emil. Dějiny estetiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství československých výtvarných umělců, 1968, 119 s. URL info
  • GILBERTOVÁ, Katharine Everett and Helmut KUHN. Dějiny estetiky [Gilbertová, 1965]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1965, 502 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures, readings, homeworks
Assessment methods
essay (17%), seminar task (8%), examination - written test - 60 min (75%)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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