Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
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.
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 : Petit Physique, Mondays from 14h to 16h.
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
Oral examination (January, August-September).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
None.
Contacts
Official instructor Rudy Steinmetz, Professor Department of Philosophy 7, Place du 20 Août, 2nd floor, 4000 Liège Tel. : 04/366.55.64. E-mail : R.Steinmetz@ulg.ac.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
The subject of the examination is the same as the first session.
Assessment methods
Written examination of 2 hours. The students will have at their disposal all the documents they want to answer to an open question.