Course: Philosophy of Art I

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Course title Philosophy of Art I
Course code KFHS/KB363
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Arndt Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Nitsche Martin, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Thematic plan of the course is following: 1. Opening introduction of the philosophy of art and its history 2. Plato (Republic II., III. a X. book, Hippias Major) 3. Aristotle (Poetics) 4. Plotinus (The Enneads) 5. The medieval philosophy of art (2 sections) 6. The renaissance thinking 7. Modern history philosophy of art (2 sections) 8. Kant (Critique of Judgement) 9. Hegel 10. Schelling

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce contexts and history of philosophical reflexion of the art based on following of the changes of its perception, interpretation and function. The course introduces to the students the changes of position and function of the art within the history and with different interpretation frames for its explanation. A starting point is the reading of source texts and its interpretation. The reading or the primary text will be completed with the introducing to the secondary texts and its parts
A student will gain the overview in basic theories of philosophy of art. He/she will know the difference between philosophy of art and aesthetics. He/she will develop the term basis needed for understanding of the theory of art and philosophy of art. He/she will be capable of independent argumentation. He/she will develop the ability to understand the texts and discuss and think independently within the theory of art.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Test of orientation in discussed topics based on an essay which will follow some of discussed topics.
Recommended literature
  • KULKA, T., CIPORANOV, D., (eds.). Co je umění, Texty angloamerické estetiky 20. století. Červený Kostelec, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87378-46-5.
  • Mitchell, W. J. T. Teorie obrazu / Eseje o verbální a vizuální reprezentaci. Karolinum, Praha, 2016.
  • PETŘÍČEK, M. Myšlení obrazem: průvodce současným filosofickým myšlením pro středně nepokročilé. Praha: Herrmann, 2009. ISBN 978-80-87054-18-5.
  • PRŮCHOVÁ HRŮZOVÁ, A. V zajetí obrazů. Vizuální politika 21. století. Praha, Akropolis, 2024. ISBN 978-80-7470-510-6.
  • Taine, A. Filosofie umění. V Praze: Rozhledy. 1897.
  • ZAHRÁDKA, P. Estetika na přelomu milénia. Praha, Barister and Principal, 1992.


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