The Philosophy of Art
Course #: PHIL 224, Class #: 5064, Section #: 01
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.
Course Details
Date / Time
1/25/27 - 5/12/27
MoWeFr 1p.m. – 1:50p.m.
Location
McCormack M02-0420
Credits
3
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Dates
1/25/2027 - 5/12/2027
Location
McCormack M02-0420
General Ed Requirements
Humanities
Enrolled / Capacity
0 / 32
Status
Open