Undergraduate Course: Continental Aesthetics: From Kant to Postmodernism (PHIL10061)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Philosophy |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course will follow a thread of aesthetic theory that begins with Kant and continues in development and reaction from Hegel to postmodernism. It will in turn highlight the inter-relation of the preceding with issues in metaphysics and epistemology. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Philosophy courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will be able to:
- grasp and analyse the legacy in aesthetics of Kant;
- grasp and analyse how some of Kant?s successors responded to and reacted against this legacy;
- describe key elements of the influence in aesthetics of marxism, modernism, poststructuralism, postmodernism, psychoanalysis, and feminism;
- grasp and explain the overlaps of the preceding with metaphysics and epistemology;
- understand something of the style and method peculiar to Continental Philosophy;
- bring analytic and critical tools to bear in reading and writing about Continental thinkers.
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Assessment Information
| Examination only. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
aesthetic theory |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
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Course secretary |
Mrs Moira Avraam
Tel: (0131 6)50 3661
Email: Moira.Avraam@ed.ac.uk |
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