Study Programmes 2016-2017
WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications
PHIL0076-1  
Questions of aesthetics and philosophy of art
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general4
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5
Bachelor in philosophy4
Lecturer :
Rudy Steinmetz
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Historical and philosophical approach of major aesthetic theories from the 19th to the 20th century. The course is about the metaphysics of art and sciences of art.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
To allow students to take into consideration the development of major concepts of aesthetics as they appear in the 19th and 20th centuries. To promote the understanding and the proper handling of these concepts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
None.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Length and time period : 30 hours, 1st quadrimester.
Location and schedule : Wittert room, Mondays from 14h to 16h.

See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :
L'Atelier d'esthétique, Esthétique et philosophie de l'art. Repères historiques et thématiques, Bruxelles, De  Boeck, coll. L'Atelier philosophique, 2014.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written examination (January, August-September).
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
None.
Contacts :
Official instructor Rudy Steinmetz, instructor Department of Philosophy 7, Place du 20 Août, 2nd floor, 4000 Liège Tel. : 04/366.55.64. E-mail : R.Steinmetz@ulg.ac.be