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Topics in Philosophy Of Art

Fall 2024

Details

Credit

3

Mode

Blended

Component

Lecture

Meets

Blended September 3, 2024 - December 10, 2024

Instructors

Ned Markosian

Description

This is a course on some of the central topics in the philosophy of art, including (i) The Demarcation Problem (what is art?), (ii) The Existential Problem (what is art for?), (iii) the ontology of art objects (are novels and musical compositions created or discovered?), and (iv) the nature of aesthetic value

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Dates

Start Date

September 3, 2024

End Date

December 10, 2024

Subject Details

Subject Description

Philosophy

Subject

PHIL

Catalog Number

543

Class Number

33366

Catalog Details

Course ID

088216

Section

01

Academic Career

GRAD

Meeting

We 4:00PM 6:30PM South College Room E301

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