Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Philosophy of Art and Literature

PHIL 2245  Philosophy of Art and Literature

Prerequisites:

PHIL 1115 or permission of the instructor.

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week.

Credits:

6

Description:

A philosophical inquiry into what it is to understand a work of art or literature, and what you may learn from one; the nature of and criteria of aesthetic experience; what it means to say that works of art have meanings, express, or represent; an analysis of the procedures and arguments employed by critics. This course may be credited towards a Major in Fine Arts (Art History and Visual Studies stream).