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Spring 2018
Mar 29,2024
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PHIL 321 - PHILOSOPHY OF BEAUTY
This course will be a comprehensive survey of aesthetics, the philosophy of beauty. Aesthetics is the philosophical study of judgments of taste and beauty. Art (for example, visual art, music, litertaure, or architecture) and nature are prominent themes in aesthetics. This course will survey different topics in aesthetics, and we will all become philosophers. Some questions we will ask ourselves are: What is art? Is art necessarily beautiful? Is beauty objective or subjective? What does it mean to have an aesthetic experience? We will read ancient, modern, and contemporary works from European, American, and Chinese philosophy. We will also pay special attention to the role of art in public and private life.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Philosophy Department

Course Attributes:
OLD GE-TOPICS ARTS&HUMANATIES, WRITING INTENSIVE

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Undergraduate

Prerequisites:
FOR PHIL 321

General Requirements:
Course or Test: CRWT 102
Minimum Grade of D
May not be taken concurrently. )


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