phil 177: aesthetics
PHIL 177: Aesthetics
The Generic Catalog Description
This course explores one or more of the following philosophical questions in aesthetics: What is art? What is good art (art evaluation or critical theory)? What is beauty? What is it about human nature that allows us to experience beauty?
PHIL 177: Aesthetics
Dan Vaillancourt
Short Description: This course explores one or more of the following philosophical questions in aesthetics: What is art? What is good art (art evaluation or critical theory)? What is beauty? What is it about human nature that allows us to experience beauty?
Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the various approaches to the philosophical study of beauty and the arts.
I believe in class-by-class graded assignments that give evidence of the work you do between classes (you should work daily on this course). I use everything: quizzes, essays, discussions, presentations, groups, debates, dramatizations, and so on. My medium of choice, however, is the written one. I use an electronic classroom and rely heavily on the web, email, and other technological marvels to conduct class.
For more detailed information, go to my personal web site http://kathyanddan.org, click “Dan’s Courses,” and scroll down to Phil 177: Aesthetics. If you click the web link and “This Page Cannot Be Displayed” appears, you can do one of two things: click the Refresh button at the top of the page OR copy and paste the link into the web browser address bar and press Enter.