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The Philosophy of Art

Course #: PHIL 224

Description:
Late twentieth-century art has insistently challenged us to come to terms with our understanding of the very nature of the art work. This course is a survey of the major theories of the nature of art, with special emphasis on the views that art is a matter of representing or imitating reality, that art is a form of catharsis, that art is a matter of the expression of emotion, that art is a special kind of symbolic form. It also addresses such questions as the role of art history in a theory of aesthetic interpretation, the problem of forgery, the issue of artistic responsibility and the recent debates over censorship of the arts.

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 12472 MWF
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Perez-Carrasco,Andres McCormack M02-0616
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 09/02/2025 - 12/12/2025
Capacity: 24
Enrolled: 24
Status: Closed
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes:
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Course Attributes: Humanities