2024-2025 Course Catalog

PHIL 1160 Philosophy of Art

The study of the nature of art, the character of our experience of works of art, and standards for the interpretation and evaluation of works of art. May include examination of the nature of beauty, culturally bounded conceptions of art, the nature of artistic expressiveness and imagination, and the possibility that there are objective criteria for the evaluation of works of art. Readings will be primarily contemporary.

Credits

3 cr

Prerequisite

Eligible for ENGC 1101 and READ 1106

Offered

Fall, Spring

MnTC Goals

6