20702710 - AESTHETICS - L.M

The course of Aesthetics is part of the program in Philosophical Sciences (MA level) and is included among the characterising training activities. At the end of this course the student will acquire:
- A thorough knowledge of several issues concerning aesthetics and the relationships between philosophy and the arts (literature, visual arts, performing arts, architecture, film)
- An extended knowledge of the most important texts of the history of aesthetics, and of the critical debate on these texts
- An extended knowledge on the most recent literature on aesthetics, perception theory, ontology of art and related subjects
- The ability to form an independent judgement on such topics and to expose it in oral and written form
- An excellent mastery of aesthetic terminology and of the argumentative methods in the field of aesthetics and art criticism, even for educational purposes
- The ability of focusing theoretical issues, analyzing information, formulating arguments in the fields of aesthetics, theory of perception, art theories, with the help of bibliographical sources, even in languages other than Italian
- The ability to contextualize in historical-philosophical perspective aesthetic debates, as well as debates on art criticism and on landscape theory.
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Mutuazione: 20702710 ESTETICA - L.M. in Scienze filosofiche LM-78 N0 D'ANGELO PAOLO

Programme

We will read the first part of Hegel's Aesthetics Lessons.

Core Documentation

G.W.F. Hegel, Lezioni di Estetica, Roma-Bari, Laterza: Parte generale: le forme universali dell’arte. Parte speciale (tutta).
A. Siani, M. Farina (a cura di), L’estetica di Hegel , Bologna, Il Mulino: Introduzione e capp. VII-XIV.


Type of delivery of the course

The course is taught by lectures and seminars with students.

Type of evaluation

Oral examination with the possibility of writing short text of about 15000/20000 characters.