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Philosophy of Art and Beauty

Lecture Notes


Lecture notes are sent to all registered students on Monday morning by e-mail. They are also posted on the class discussion group. The content in the lecture notes below duplicates exactly the content of those notes.

Week One: Introduction to the Course
Week Two: "Art, Philosophy, and the Philosophy of Art" (Danto)
Week Three: "Psychical Distance," Definitions, Comments on Serrano
Week Four: Short Paper I Due
Week Five: Plato
Week Six: Aristotle
Week Seven: Formalism
Week Eight: Expressionism
Week Nine: Contemporary Approaches
Week Ten: Final Project
Week Eleven: Moral Value and Aesthetic Value
Week Twelve: David Hume
Week Thirteen: Art and the First Amendment
Week Fourteen: Government Funding and the Arts
Week Fifteen: Final Course Requirements

Questions?

e-mail: jvancamp@csulb.edu

Julie Van Camp

Copyright Julie C. Van Camp 1998

Last updated: May 9, 1998