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| ARLL0308-1 | Philosophy and philosophical aesthetics
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| Duration : | 36h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Stéphane Dawans |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | While architecture cannot be reduced to a single artistic dimension, nobody seriously doubts that it belongs to the fine arts. Thus, future architects cannot skimp on an introduction to fundamental questions of aesthetic philosophy: What are the challenges posed by the question of beauty? How has the question evolved over two thousand five hundred years? What is art? What makes architecture particular as an artistic practice? Why is art in crisis today? ; etc. To respond to these aims, students have to acquire a range of historical benchmarks, both thematic and conceptual. In 45 hours we will not be able to address all the philosophies and concepts which have built up the history of the western tradition, from Plato to Derrida. We will however, attempt to view the main moments in philosophical thought relating to beauty and art. We will thus study a few basic texts which, from antiquity to the present day, have fed the debate and we will tackle the basic notions which allow architectural students to position themselves in relation to the main challenges of art in general and architecture in particular. |
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| Course objective : | By the end of the course, students should be able to respond to questions relating to:
- the characteristics of each of the main paradigms in aesthetic philosophy (classical, critical, romantic),
- contributions of major philosophers (Plato, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger ...) a problem set out in class,
- major concepts (agreeability, beauty, the sublime, ...)
- the interpretation to be given to various pieces of text ...
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| Prerequisites : | Basic cultural knowledge which should have been acquired during the courses on the History of Architecture, Theory and Philosophy ... |
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| Organization : | Lectures - including question and answer sessions. The course will be illustrated with texts from philosophers and artists as well as by Powerpoint slideshows and films. |
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| Written notes : | The basic reference book will be: Sherringham M., Introduction à la philosophie esthétique, Payot, 1992. Reference will also be made to: L'Atelier d'esthétique, Esthétique et philosophie de l'art, Brussels, De Boeck University, 2002; Ferry L., Le Sens du Beau, Editions Cercle d'Art, 1998; Genette G. Esthétique et poétique, Seuil, 1992. |
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| Assessment : | Written examination in June
The assessment will focus on understanding of these basic concepts rather than mechanical memorisation. |
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