Module Details
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Title AESTHETICS
Code PHIL716
Coordinator Dr I Markolefas
Philosophy
Ilias.Markolefas@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2018-19 Level 7 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims
  • Students will explore in detail arguments of some of the most important philosophers on art, aesthetics nad cultural theory, including Kant, Hegel, Danto and Tolstoy.

  • Students will critically engage with key conepts and theories in aesthetics, including the aesthetic judgement, disinterestedness, the insitutional theory of art, the natire of representation and expression and feminism and post-modern critiques.

  • Students will be encouraged to develop connections between works of art and artistic practices of the past and present.

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    Learning Outcomes
    Students will be able to explain and evaluate some of the main theories in aesthetics.

    Students will be able to analyse and critically assess key concepts and arguments relating to aesthetics and art.

    Students will be able to structure discussion of issues in aesthetics at an advanced level.

    Students will be able to identify and develop links between influential philosophical theories and artistic practices.

    Stundents will be able to articulate, defend, and critcise positions in aesthetics and philosophy of art.

    Students will be able to present their ideas with clarity and confidence.

    Students will be able to develop in writing, coherent, structures and sophisticated accounts on abstract philosophical issues.

    Syllabus
    1   

    Kant

    The Kantain Legacy? The "Aesthetic Attitude" 

    Defining Art

    Ontology of Art

    Aesthetic Value

    Art and Morality

    Feminist Aesthetics

    The End of Art

     

     


    Teaching and Learning Strategies

    Seminar -


    Teaching Schedule
      Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
    Study Hours   11

    		         11
    Timetable (if known)              
    Private Study 139
    TOTAL HOURS 150

    Assessment
    EXAM Duration Timing
    (Semester)    		 % of
    final
    mark    		 Resit/resubmission
    opportunity    		 Penalty for late
    submission    		 Notes
                 
    CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
    (Semester)    		 % of
    final
    mark    		 Resit/resubmission
    opportunity    		 Penalty for late
    submission    		 Notes
    Coursework  3000 words  1  100  Yes  Standard UoL penalty applies  Assessment 1 Notes (applying to all assessments) One 3,000 word essay  

    Recommended Texts
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