OVERVIEW

The course aims at analysing single aesthetic themes from a multidisciplinary perspective. Particular attention will be given to the contributions to the debate made by psychology, the constructivist perspective in the cognitive field, the semiotic approach to art and communication theory. It is planned to read in class one or more classic texts relevant to the theme being studied.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims at analysing aesthetic themes from a multidisciplinary perspective. Particular attention will be given to the contributions to the debate made by the psychology of perception, the constructivist perspective in the cognitive field, the ontology of the virtual, the semiotic approach to art and communication theory. Readings of one or more classic texts will be chosen on the basis of the problem object of research. 

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims at 1. giving an appropriate knowledge of a specific aesthetic theme by drawing up its historical development, its philosophical implications and problematic aspects, 2. giving the skills needed to analytically penetrate the texts also in the original language, 3. giving the skills needed to analyse the interpretations of texts and the history of their reception, 4. discussing the current state of the debate on the single problems. The reading of a classic text during the lessons period is connected with the theme of the course, is restricted to the students whose load is 9 CFU, aims at considering the actual development of aesthetic arguments and training students in a direct text interpretation. 

PREREQUISITES

Prerequisite for students of Philosophy is the knowledge of art history at a secondary-school level and for students of Art History or to other degree courses a similar knowledge of the history of  philosophy.

TEACHING METHODS

The term of a course is 54 hours (36 for students whose load is 6 CFU) of frontal lessons, learning tests and discussion. More seminarial readings are planned for students whose load is 9 CFU. Students enrolled in the Degree Program in Philosophical Methodologies can write an essay (approved by the professor) on one of the topics addressed during the course.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Programme for students taking the course for 6 cfu

Ontology of the image.

Programme for students taking the course for 9 cfu

Ontology of the image. Kant's aesthetic judgment.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography for students whose load is 6 CFU

PLATO, Republic, Book x (595 a-608 c). Ed. and Transl. by C. Emlyn-Jones and W. Preddy. Cambridge (MA)/London: Harvard Univ. Press, 2013.

PLATO, Sophist (233 a-242 b). Ed. and Transl. by H. North Fowler. Cambridge (MA)/London: Harvard Univ. Press, 1989.

Supplementary texts and secondary literature will be recommended at the beginning of the course. Some supplementary essays and the Italian translation of selected passages from Plato's Republic can be found on the page of the course in Aulaweb

Bibliography for students whose load is 9 CFU

PLATO, Republic, Book x (595 a-608 c). Ed. and Transl. by C. Emlyn-Jones and W. Preddy. Cambridge (MA)/London: Harvard Univ. Press, 2013.

PLATO, Sophist (233 a-242 b). Ed. and Transl. by H. North Fowler. Cambridge (MA)/London: Harvard Univ. Press, 1989.

I. Kant, Critique of Judgment, Part I: Critique of Aesthetic Judgment, Division I: Analytic of Aesthetic Judgment, Book I: Analytic of the Beautiful. Transl., with an Introd., by W.S. Pluhar. Indianapolis/Cambridge: Hackett Publ. Co., 1987. 

Supplementary texts and secondary literature will be recommended at the beginning of the course. Some supplementary essays and the Italian translation of selected passages from Plato's Republic and Kant’s Critique of Judgment can be found on the page of the course in Aulaweb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

OSCAR MEO (President)

ILARIA BOEDDU

PAOLO DE LUCIA

LETTERIO MAURO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

23rd September 2019

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral examination. In front of the examining board the students enrolled in the Degree Course of Philosophy whose load is 9 CFU will interpret a passage of the classical text expounded in class.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

During lectures active participation of students will be stimulated with discussion of the single points of the programme. During the final exam, which is oral, the examination board will evaluate the level of students’ comprehension and ability to broach the subject. Students will be graded as "pass" if they have understood the basic concepts of the course and are able to present them in a clear, coherent way, with essential terminology, but they barely outline the main ideas, lacking in-depth knowledge. Students will be graded as "excellent", if they are able to present concepts in depth and to develop them autonomously with logically sound arguments, references to other topics addressed during the course, appropriate and clever personal observations, and if they have a strong command of specific terminology. To this end, the cultural background and specific professional needs of students from other degree courses will be taken into account.

Students registered in the Degree Program in Philosophical Methodologies can write an essay (approved by the professor) on one of the topics addressed during the course.

Exam schedule