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
After an introduction intended to differentiate various meanings attached to the term « aesthetic » and their features across the main periods of history, the course will consist in a historical and philosophical approach to major aesthetic theories from Antiquity to the Renaissance. The analysis of theories will be accompanied by a detailed examination of carefully selected works of art chosen because they are among the most representative of the periods of time being studied. Texts and images will be placed in a constant dialogue.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To allow students to appreciate the value of the development of major concepts in aesthetics such as these appear from Antiquity to the Renaissance. To promote the understanding and the ability to handle these concepts, while raising students' awareness of the art of the periods studied.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
None.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Length and time period: 30 hours, 1st quadrimester. Location and schedule : Kurth lecture hall, Thursdays from 16h to 18h.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Written examination of two hours. The students shall have at their disposal all the documents they want to answer to one open question.
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
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Written examination (January, May-June and 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