Philosophy 233 - AESTHETICS
Fall
2014
01
4.00
Nalini Bhushan
MW 01:10-02:30
Smith College
20463-F14
SAB-RD 220
nbhushan@smith.edu
How are works of art like and unlike other objects in the worlds that humans inhabit and make, like and unlike other human projects? What capacities are called upon in the creation and understanding of such works? What is the role of art and the artist in contemporary society? We will read essays on aesthetics by Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Bell, Dewey, Danto, Benjamin, Berger, Sontag, Nochlin, and Lyotard, among others. Prior experience with art is welcome but not required. Assignments will be hands-on and applied, involving extensive use of the resources of the Smith College Museum of Art.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.
You must also register for a Discussion section.