Course: General Theory of Art

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Course title General Theory of Art
Course code KPF/B112
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Řebíková Barbora, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kolář Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Aesthetics - aesthetic thinking before the emergence of aesthetics, the relationship to philosophy, social sciences and exact sciences 2. Methodology and methods of aesthetics 3. Aesthetic phenomena anesthetic sphere 4. Natural aesthetic, hortikultura 5. Aesthetic object and its properties 6. Search empirical properties of the aesthetic object, proportion and canons 7. Aesthetic body and its typology 8. Primary disposition of aesthetic body 9. aesthetic process 10. Pleasure, empathy, distance and tangents 11. Secondary aesthetic disposition, aesthetic experience, standards 12. Taste

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the aesthetics course is to get acquainted with division of the aesthetic issues into the fields of general aesthetics, general art theory, and the theory of extra-artistic aesthetics, with basic categories of aesthetic thinking, and especially with aesthetic exploration of arts. In this sphere, it informs about the origin, existence, and reception of an artwork, and about a general view of developmental processes in arts.
The gained capabilities constitute an encompassment and an aquirement of knowledge and experience in the given field of study, they result from a concrete annotation of the subject and are aimed at a profile´s fulfilment of the graduate of the given field of study.
Prerequisites
Aesthetics I

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Seminar work 5-6 standard pages on a topic related to the subject matter (the topic of the thesis must be consulted in advance with the teacher of the subject). Written test (grading system. Maximum points 20; 0-16 failed, 16-20 passed).
Recommended literature
  • BENJAMIN, Walter. Dílo a jeho zdroj. Praha, 1979.
  • GOMBRICH, Erich. Umění a iluze. Praha, 1985.
  • Goodman, Nelson. Jazyky umění. Nástin teorie symbolů. Praha: Academia, 2007..
  • HENCKMANN, Wolfhart, LOTTER, Konrad. Estetický slovník. Praha: Svoboda, 1995. ISBN 80-205-0478-8.
  • JANKOVIČ, Milan. Dílo jako dění smyslu. Praha, 1992. ISBN 80-7110-060-9.
  • KULKA, Tomáš. Umění a falzum: monismus a dualismus v estetice. Praha: Academia, 2004. ISBN 80-200-0954-X.
  • Kulka, Tomáš. Umění a kýč. Torst, Praha, 1994. ISBN 80-85639-17-3.
  • LIESSMANN, Konrad. Paul. Filozofie moderního umění. Olomouc, 2000. ISBN 80-7198-444-2.
  • LOTMAN, Juraj, Michajlovič. Štruktúra umeleckého textu. Bratislava, 1990. ISBN 80-222-0188-X.
  • MOKREJŠ, Antonín. Umění ? a k čemu?.. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-7254-199-4.
  • PROKOP, Dušan. Obecná uměnověda. Stručný přehled a úvod. Praha, 1994. ISBN 80-85829-04-5.
  • ZICH, Otokar. Estetika dramatického umění. Praha, 1986. ISBN 3-7778-0155-0.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Human Studies focused Aesthetics (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter