? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : PPL-3-AES-PH

This course will discuss topics in contemporary analytic aesthetics, including forgery, the standard of taste, aesthetics of nature, photography, film, Nietzsche on tragedy, art and morality, humour.

? This course is not accepting further student enrolments.

? Pre-requisites : Philosophy 2A (PP0033) or Philosophy 2B (PP0034)

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

• Aesthetics (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Home subject area

Philosophy, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 12 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 21/09/2005 11:10 13:00 Room 7.18, David Hume Tower Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Wednesday 11:10 13:00 Central

Assessment will be by 2-hour examination in the June diet. Senior Honours students may opt to write a long essay (approximately 6000 words) in lieu of the final exam.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Moira Avraam
Tel : (0131 6)50 3661
Email : Moira.Avraam@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Mr Peter Lewis
Tel : (0131 6)50 3652
Email : P.B.Lewis@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/