Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences
Department of Sociology and Communication

COURSE SYLLABUS

Communication and Media Science BA

I. Description

Philosophy of Art

Művészetfilozófia (komMédia BA)

Instructor

Borbála Jász, Lecturer This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Depart. of Sociology and Communication

Entry requirements
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Mandatory/recommended preliminary courses
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Description

The course will introduce students to some major issues and problems in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. We will learn about the various methods one can use to investigate and answer philosophical questions about the arts and artworks. First we will review some of the most important attempts to identify art, and we will also consider the criticism of such efforts. Then we will study a number of philosophical questions about the nature, the production, the interpretation and the appreciation of works of art. After studying the basic philosophical categories concerning art and artworks we will concentrate on specific aspects of the creation and appreciation of paintings, drawings, photographs, moving images, digital images, fictions, music etc. For instance, we will consider questions and arguments about „realism” with respect to pictorial works of art, about literature and fictional works, and about the understanding and appreciation of music. Although most of the course will be devoted to the analytic philosophy art, we will also examine issues concerning design practices and products.

Topics

Readings

Teaching method

theory

Requirements

Re-sit possibilities

According to the Study and Exam Regulation

Consultation

Wednesday 14:15-15:45

Course requirements

Evaluation criteria

Evaluation

Student work required for the completion of the course

Course supervisor