Aesthetics and the Arts

Code:

MFIL043

Acronym:

EA

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Philosophy
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Philosophy

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MFIL	16	MFIL - Study Plan	1	-	10	58	270

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To exercise the capacity of dicussing some of the major topics in the field of aesthetics and the hability to identify certain typical philosophical problems (eg, identity) in a number of art forms.

Learning outcomes and competences

Intimate knowledge of a set of important discussions in the field of aesthetics.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Interested and disinterested aesthetic judgments. 2. Beauty's love and contemplation. 3. Description and the individual. 4. Style. 5. Self-evidence. 6. Intentionality and the arts.

Mandatory literature

Daniel Arasse; Le Détail. Pour une histoire rapprochée de la peinture., Flammarion, 1995
Stanley Cavell; The World Viewed, Harvard University Press, 1971
David Cooper (ed.); A Companion to Aesthetics, Blackwell, 1992
Fernando Gil; Tratado da Evidência, Imprensa Nacional / Casa da Moeda, 1996
Nelson Goodman; Languages of Art, Hackett, 1976
Gilles-Gaston Granger; Essai d'une philosophie du style, Odile Jacob, 1988
Emmanuel Kant; Kritik der Urteilskraft, Meiner, 1990
Richard Wollheim; L'art et ses objects (Art and Its Objects), Aubier, 1994

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theorical exposition and discussion of texts.

keywords

Humanities > Philosophy

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	5,00
Trabalho escrito	95,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force. Attendance of 75% of estimated classes, in accordance with Article 9 of the Assessment Regulations applicable to 1st Cycle Course - Licenciatura, approved by the Teaching Standards Committee on 18 July 2007.

Calculation formula of final grade

95% on the basis of a written paper, discussed in the seminar. 5% on the basis of oral  interventions in the seminar.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Doesn't apply.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the assessment Regulations in force at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the assessment Regulations in force at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto.