Academic Catalog

PHIL306 READINGS IN AESTHETICS

Course Code: 2410306
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Philosophy
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ÞEREF HALÝL TURAN
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

This course is about the relations between aesthetics, ethics and political philosophy. It covers the following topics: Modern and contemporary issues in aesthetics, the standard of taste in art, beauty and nature, history and art, intuition and expression, art and the individual, ethics and aesthetics, transcendence of aesthetics, aesthetics and politics, art and the society.