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161-018 Philosophy of Art | |
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Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Marion Tapper |
Prerequisites | At least one first-year single-semester philosophy subject, or permission from the Head of Department or subject coordinator. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Thirty-two contact hours per semester: two 1-hour lectures per week for the first 11 weeks and a 1-hour tutorial per week beginning the third week of semester |
Subject Description | This subject will be concerned with the nature of art and its value for the individual and society. Particular attention will be paid to the critical discussion of representation in art which began with Plato in 5 BC, recurs in the 19th century with Schopenhauer and Nietzsche and again in the 20th century with Duchamp's proposal that art should be for the mind and not the eye. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words, plus regular participation in tutorials. |
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