ESA280 The Idea of Beauty in Plato

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Martin Cajthaml, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:35 zruseno C21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
It is the aim of the lecture to explain Plato`s conception of beauty. The exposition should provoke a reflection on the relevance of Plato`s account of beauty for contemporary estetics.
Syllabus
  • - exposition of Plato`s "second voyage", i.e. of his theory of Ideas and of first Principles (Phaedo, 96a-102a) - specificity of the Idea of Beauty in respect to other Ideas (Symposium, 198a-212a, Phaedrus, 246a-257b) - connections between Greek art and Plato`s theory of Ideas and first Principles (G. Reale, Toward a new Interpretation of Plato, ch. 10, apendix to ch. 10)
Literature
  • PLATÓN. Faidón. Translated by František Novotný. 6., opr. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2005, 107 s. ISBN 8072981587. info
  • REALE, Giovanni. Platón : pokus o novou interpretaci velkých Platónových dialogů ve světle nepsaných nauk. Translated by Martin Cajthaml. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2005, 699 s. ISBN 8086005232. info
  • PLATÓN. Faidros. 4. opr. vyd. Praha: ISE, 1993, 85 s. ISBN 80-85241-33-1. info
  • PLATÓN. Symposion. Translated by František Novotný. 3., opr. vyd. Praha: Institut pro stedoevropskou kulturu a politiku, 1993, 80 s. ISBN 80-85241-31-5. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Ukončení písemným testem s dozkoušením.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Spring 2013.
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