Aesthetics: the Aesthetic Experience in Rome
Prerequisite: PHIL 130 or HONR 101.
This course will explore one or more of the following philosophical questions in aesthetics, with reference particularly to aesthetic experience in Rome: 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?
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the various approaches to the philosophical study of beauty and the arts.
This course will explore one or more of the following philosophical questions in aesthetics, with reference particularly to aesthetic experience in Rome: 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?
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the various approaches to the philosophical study of beauty and the arts.