PHIL 227 / 322

Philosophy of Art

(2008)

Assoc. Prof. Denis Dutton
Mr. Tim Rowe

 

This year Philosophy of Art again examines a variety of topics, including the aesthetic status of forgeries, food as art, the aesthetics of photography, Darwinian responses to landscapes, "outsider art," and more.

Students must attend the class lectures, every Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. and Wednesday, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. (Commerce Room 011). There will be a ninety-minute test on Wednesday, August 20th and a final examination (three hours) at a time that will be be determined by the University. Students are expected to take an active part in argument and discussion.

A tutorial for the class will be taken by Tim Rowe. The times for this will be arranged following the first week.

Students will write an essay on a topic covered by the course. A list a suitable essay topics will be circulated. This essay should be 8-10 double-spaced pages (2000 to 2500 words), and will be due Monday, October 20th. All work will count towards the final course mark. The test will count 25% toward the final mark, the essay 25%, and the examination 50%.

Students enrolled in the course as PHIL 322 are required to do all of the work above, except that their research essay must be somewhat more substantial than the one provided by students enrolled under PHIL 227. Advice on this will be provided.

Students are required to purchase a copy of the text for the course, Arguing About Art, 3rd edition, edited by Neill and Ridley (Routledge). This book in available in the campus bookshop.