Philosophical Aesthetics: Three Central Problems
Course, Bachelor's level, 5ES057
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 20 January 2025–30 March 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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22.5 credits from Aesthetics A or 22.5 credits from Practical Philosophy A or 22.5 credits from Theoretical Philosophy A
- Selection
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Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 22,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 22,500
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2024
- Application code
- UU-00507
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About the course
In this course, we study three central problems within philosophical aesthetics. We start by looking at a specific aesthetic concept (e.g., aesthetic value, aesthetic experience or aesthetic judgment) and investigate various theories and definitions of how the concept should be understood. Secondly, we turn to an issue about art in general or a specific art form to gain insight into how art may affect us and why we think that art is valuable (for instance: "Can music express emotions?" or "How does a painting differ from a photograph?").
We end by looking at an issue that concerns the broadening of aesthetics into domains outside of art (for instance: "How do we experience nature aesthetically?" or "Can functional or everyday objects be beautiful?"). The specific issues treated may vary from semester to semester.
Contact
- Course Administrator Ulrika Valdeson
- ulrika.valdeson@filosofi.uu.se