ESA225 Introduction into Aesthetics and General Theory of Art

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 B2.43, except Thu 16. 11.
Prerequisites
he course is opened as optional to the wide range of students in humanities without special requirements. Special pre-requisities are not given.
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
Course objectives
An introduction to aesthetics as a part of aesthetics dealing with beauty, presence of beauty in artefacts as well as problems following from particular analysis of beauty in various times. On succesful completion of the course student will be able to identify basic concepts, authors and works of the branch.
Learning outcomes
Students are able to find their bearings in the branch of humanities.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is aesthetics? 2. Concepts of ancient aesthetics. 3. Pythagor and Democrit aesthetics. 4. Sophists aesthetics. 5. Plato. 6. Aristotle. 7. Helenism and stoa. 8. Helénismus and epikureism a skepticism. 9. Plotin. 10. Augustin. 11. Middle-ages aesthetics. 12. Modern aesthetics.
Literature
  • A companion to aesthetics. Edited by David Cooper. 1st pub. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1995, xiii, 466. ISBN 0-631-19659-5. info
  • HENCKMANN, Wolfhart and Konrad LOTTER. Estetický slovník. Translated by Dušan Prokop. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1995, 229 s. ISBN 8020504788. info
  • PLÓTÍNOS. Dvě pojednání o kráse. Translated by Petr Rezek. Praha: Rezek, 1994, 139 s. ISBN 80-901796-2-2. info
  • NIETZSCHE, Friedrich. Zrození tragédie : z ducha hudby. Praha: Karel Stibral, Studentské nakladatelství Gryf, 1993, 81 s. info
  • JŮZL, Miloš and Dušan PROKOP. Úvod do estetiky :předmět a metody, dějiny, systém estetických kategorií a pojmů. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1989, 427 s. ISBN 80-7038-051-9. info
  • TATARKIEWICZ, Władysław. Dejiny estetiky. Bratislava: Tatran, 1985, 521 s. info
  • PLATÓN. Dialogy o kráse. Edited by Jakub Netopilík - Platón, Translated by Jaroslav Šonka. Vyd. tohoto souboru 1. Praha: Odeon, 1979, 230 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Every lecture requires homework preparation in reading the assigned study literature. After teacher's presentation of the general and particular features of the subject, students are guided to interpretation of the chosen extracts, and class discussions follow.
Assessment methods
exam: written test consists of lectured items and a given text; classified credit: written test consists of lectured items and a given text (differentiated from exam by easier classification); credit: written test consists of lectured items and a given text (differentiated from classified credit by easier classification); colloquium: written test consists of lectured items and a given text (classified as credit) and a discussion over chosen item.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetics-18th-german/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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