Syllabus
Themes: *
1. Traditional Concepts of Aesthetics I: Art, Beauty, Aesthetics. *
2. Traditional Concepts of Aesthetics II: Gadamerian Concepts of Play, Symbol, Feast. *
3. The Problem of Aesthetic Attitude: Edward Bullough. *
4. The Problem of Aesthetic Attitude: Jerome Stolnitz. *
5. Aesthetics in Art and Beyond Art. Borderlines of Art.
6. Mass Culture, Art and Kitsch. Umberto Eco’s Apocalypse Postponed *
7. The Problem of Author: Mukařovský, Barthes, Eco. *
8. Art and the Problem of Historical Consciousness I: Winckelmann, Hegel, Riegl. *
9. Art and the Problem of Historical Consciousness II: Hegelian Pastness of Art in Reflections of H.-G. Gadamer, J. Patočka and A. C. Danto. *
10. The Concepts of “Traditional”, “Modern”, “Postmodern” and their Relation to Aesthetics. *
11. Psychoanalysis and Art.
Annotation
The aim of this introductive course is to expose the basic concepts and problems of aesthetics such as art, beauty, taste, aesthetic attitude, kitsch, aesthetic and artistic value, the role of the author in aesthetic experience, and so on.
The course should provide a deeper insight into significant definitions of the main aesthetic concepts.