ESA094 Philosophy of Art and Beauty

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Řehulková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 16:00–16:50 C32, each odd Tuesday 17:00–17:50 C32
Prerequisites
For the magisterial students, only.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
A student will acquire a basic orientation in the general questions of art and culture with the help of some classical texts and points of view.
Learning outcomes
Seminary work, presentation.
Syllabus
  • Gordon Graham: Philosophy of Art in 10 lessons, and other texts.
Literature
  • POE, Edgar A. The Philosophy of Composition 1846
  • ČAPEK, Karel: Život a dílo skladatele Foltýna
  • SCRUTON, Roger. Piju, tedy jsem : filozofův průvodce vínem. Translated by Pavla Doležalová. První vydání. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2015, 229 stran. ISBN 9788074850554. info
  • SCRUTON, Roger. Hudobná estetika. Translated by Ivan Koska - Peter Zagar. Bratislava: Hudobné centrum, 2009, 483 stran. ISBN 9788089427116. info
  • SCRUTON, Roger. Understanding music : philosophy and interpretation. 1st pub. London: Continuum, 2009, 244 s. ISBN 9781847065063. info
  • SCRUTON, Roger. Průvodce inteligentního člověka po moderní kultuře. Translated by Klára Cabalková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 210 s. ISBN 8020010130. info
  • SCRUTON, Roger. The aesthetics of music. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997, xx, 530. ISBN 9780198167273. info
  • BEARDSLEY, Monroe C. Aesthetics : problems in the philosophy of criticism. 2nd ed. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1981, lxiv, 614. ISBN 091514509X. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with examples.
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: test na základě látky přednášek a zadané literatury
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky.
Information on course enrolment limitations: A kurs pro posluchače EKS v magisterském navazujícím studiu
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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