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PHIL335
The Foundations and Problems of Modern Aesthetics: Beauty and the Sublime from Burke to Adorno
PHIL335 SP
Crosslistings: COL 335
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 15 | 0 | Times: ..W.... 7:00PM-9:30PM; | Yes | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999
)
This course will be an intensive consideration of some
primary modern European texts that offer theories regarding
the nature and origin of taste and aesthetic judgment as
well as their social function.
MAJOR READINGS
Hume: "Of the Standard of Taste"
Burke: THE ORIGIN OF OUR IDEAS OF THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL
Kant: CRITIQUE OF JUDGMENT
Schiller: LETTERS ON THE AESTHETIC EDUCATION OF MAN
Hegel: INTRODUCTORY LECTURES ON AESTHETICS
Nietzsche: BIRTH OF TRAGEDY
Selections from Marcuse and Adorno.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three (5-7 pp.) essays on
course readings.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA PHIL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Huhn, T
- Times: ..W.... 7:00PM- 9:30PM;
- Grading Mode: Mixed
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 0, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
- Permission of Instructor Required.
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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