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PHIL209 Philosophy of Art

10 cp
Prerequisites
1 Philosophy unit at introductory 100-level
Teaching Organisation Lectures, tutorials, seminars.

This unit is concerned with the nature of aesthetic experience and the nature of art. Students will study some of the following issues in philosophical aesthetics from classical and/or contemporary perspectives: aesthetic experience, aesthetic objects and works of art; beauty and art; the history and ontology of works of art; theories of art; art as a form of life; criticism; artistic vision and truth; the value of art; the relationship of art to morality, politics, and religion.

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