Introduction to Aesthetics

Overview

Subject area

PHIL

Catalog Number

111

Course Title

Introduction to Aesthetics

Department(s)

Description

Survey of some fundamental issues in philosophical aesthetics from the Greeks to the present. Possible topics: theories of the beautiful; the standard of taste, art, and emotion; representation and form; aesthetic descriptions and judgments; art and society.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Course Schedule