Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SEÇ3202014234PHILOSOPHY OF ART IIElective363
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To introduce the basic concepts and problems of Aesthetics and main aesthetic theories, to problemetize artistic activity through philosophical criticism.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. V. Yasin AKYÜZ
Learning Outcomes
1They are able to discuss the relation between art and philosophy.
2They are able to discuss basic concepts and problems of aesthetics.
3They are able to know the aesthetic theories and different interpretations of art.
4They are able to develop critical approaches to artistic activity.
5They are able to evaluate the elements that insert artistic and aesthetic value to a work.
6They are able to express the basic sensible and cognitive processes on which the creativity is based.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Introduction: Art and Philosophy The Basic Concepts and Problems of Aesthetics Theory of Mimesis: Plato and Aristotle Art and Philosophy in Renaissance Baumgarten and Kant Hegel Romanticism Nietzsche Croce, Colingwood, Tolstoy Psychoanalysis and Art Existentialism and Art Islamic Art From Modernism to Postmodernism Postmodernism Exam Exam
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction: Art and Philosophy
2The Basic Concepts and Problems of Aesthetics
3Theory of Mimesis: Plato and Aristotle
4Art and Philosophy in Renaissance
5Baumgarten and Kant
6Hegel
7Romanticism
8Nietzsche
9Croce, Colingwood, Tolstoy
10Psychoanalysis and Art
11Existentialism and Art
12Islamic Art
13From Modernism to Postmodernism
14Postmodernism
15Exam
16Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Nejat Bozurt, Sanat ve Estetik Kuramları, Asa Kitabevi, Bursa, 2000. İsmail Tunalı, “Estetik”, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2004, Hakkı Hünler, “Estetiğin Kısa Tarihi”, Paradigma Yayınları, İstanbul, 1998, İnsanlık Tarihi – Alaeddin Şenel Estetik Nedir? – Marc Jimenez Etik ve Estetik Değerler – Necla Arat Felsefeye Giriş – Ahmet Arslan Felsefe Tarihi – Macit Gökberk Felsefe Sözlüğü – Orhan Hançerlioğlu Materyalist Felsefe Sözlüğü – Rozenthal / Yudin Sokrates’in Savunması – Platon
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination155
Final Examination11010
Attending Lectures14114
Discussion14114
Question-Answer14114
Brain Storming14114
Report Preparation155
Reading14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)104
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