College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Aesthetics
Module PHL3045 for 2020/1
Module PHL3045 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL3045: Aesthetics
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Aims
- You will learn about current debates in Aesthetics, and come to understand how these are related to topics from elsewhere in the discipline of Philosophy.
- You will learn to think critically about your own aesthetic tastes and judgements, and to articulate your philosophical conclusions with care and precision.
- You will develop your capacities for philosophical analysis and reasoning, by reading and researching contemporary literature on Aesthetics.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Explain and evaluate key philosophical problems surrounding topics in Aesthetics and existing responses to these problems, while developing your own critical perspective. 2. Explain in an informed and systematic way how problems in aesthetics are connected to issues in other philosophical domains, including ethics and metaphysics. 3. Devise and sustain rationally persuasive arguments using appropriate ideas and techniques, some of which are at the forefront of the discipline. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Critically analyze philosophical texts, both recent and historical, and examine their presuppositions and methods reflectively. 5. Consolidate philosophical concepts from other modules and begin to convey a sense of the unity of philosophy as a discipline. |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. Illustrate and explain difficult ideas in writing and orally, while maintaining an honest and balanced perspective. 7. Analyse, critically engage with, and report accurately upon, existing written material while building a structured and cogent argument. 8. Work independently, within a limited time frame, and without access to external sources, to complete a specified task. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- The nature of beauty and ugliness
- The value of art; the sublime
- Art and morality
- High and low art
- Music and the expression of emotion
- Everyday aesthetics
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 22 | 11 x 2hrs weekly seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 45 | Weekly assigned readings |
Guided Independent Study | 10 | Preparation for class discussion |
Guided Independent Study | 23 | Preparation for essay |
Guided Independent Study | 50 | Preparation for final examination |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
https://philpapers.org/browse/aesthetics