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Lecturer(s)
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Zahrádka Pavel, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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ntroduction to Aesthetics (aesthetic object and method of examination) 2nd Theory mimouměleckého aesthetic 3rd Philosophy of Art 4th Aesthetic court 5th Aesthetic experience 6th Problems of definition of art 7th Ontological problem of artwork 8th The issue of artistic value 9th Art and falzum 10th Art and kitsch 11th High and popular art 12th Mass Art and Ideology
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The course is designed as an introduction to basic terminology and problems of aesthetics. The selected topics will be approached from a systematic perspective. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the problem and its solution. The course is planned as a twelve two-hour sessions combining form of lectures and seminars, where each of the issues discussed on the basis of independent reading and seminar analysis of the texts presented in Czech or English
Students will learn how to understand key issues and their solutions within theory and philosophy of art. They will get acquainted with relevant academic studies to selected problems and their critical analysis. They will be able to apply method of analytical aesthetics, i.e. to analyse way, how we speak about art and aesthetic phenomena.
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Prerequisites
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No special competences are required.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Dialog
Prerequisite for the granting of credit is in addition to participation an oral presentation or academic essay related to one of discussed topics.
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Recommended literature
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CARROLL, Noël. Philosophy of Art. A Contemporary Introduction. London: Routledge, 2000.
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DICKIE, George. Aesthetics. An Introduction. Indianapolis: Pegasus, 1971.
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ECO, Umberto. (1995). Skeptikové a těšitelé. Praha: Svoboda.
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KANT, Immanuel. Kritika soudnosti. Praha: Odeon, 1975.
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KULKA, Tomáš. Umění a falzum. Praha: Academia, 2004..
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KULKA, Tomáš. (2000). Umění a kýč. Praha.
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STECKER, Robert. Artworks, Definition, Meaning, Value, University Park. PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997.
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WEITZ, Moritz. "Role teorie v estetice" in: Zuska, V. (ed.), Umění, krása, šeredno: texty z estetiky 20. století. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, s. 77-88.
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