Assignment #4: Art

1. We will continue to discuss Nehamas on Wednesday.  After that, we'll begin chapter 2 of our text ("What is a work of Art," by Hudson-Miles and Broadey).

Assignment #3: Nehamas, Beauty, Judgment

 1. read: Nehamas, "An Essay on Beauty and Judgment"

(99+) An Essay on Beauty and Judgment

Note: I will not hold class on Wednesday, February 18th.  (Monday the 16th is a holiday; I will hold class on Friday the 20th).

Assignment #2: What is Aesthetics?

Things to do:

1. We will discuss in our next class brief definitions of both "aesthetics" and "philosophy."  We will then move on to: 

2. Chapter 1, Westenberg, "What is Aesthetics?" (You might also read the "Introduction" by Valery Vino.)

3. Raise at least 2 substantive questions (that is, questions not easily answered by a quick google search) about Ch 1.  Write them down in your notebook dedicated to this seminar and be prepared voluntarily to share them in class.

4. Again, I suggest printing out these chapters.  I can help those with any printer access issues.

Assignment #1: Defininitions, handout CPE, syllabus

Welcome to Art and Philosophy.

Things to do:

1. Research the terms "philosophy" and "aesthetics." Find definitions that strike you as inclusive, interesting, or instructive and bring them to class in a dedicated (section of a) notebook.

2. Read Handout CPE; review the syllabus. Raise any questions about these documents in our next class.