Undergraduate Course: Aesthetics (PHIL10012)
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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will discuss topics in contemporary analytic aesthetics, including forgery, aesthetics of nature, photography and film, the pleasures of tragedy, art and morality, humour, music. |
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
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will have
- a grasp of the distinctive methodology of analytic aesthetics;
- an understanding of the central problems of contemporary analytic aesthetics;
- developed the ability to analyze and criticise the writings of philosophers and art theorists on a variety of aesthetic issues;
- gained an awareness of the historical development of aesthetics as a branch of philosophy;
- improved their skills in presenting philosophical arguments both orally and in writing.
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Assessment Information
Assessment will be by 2-hour examination in the May diet. Senior Honours students doing the dissertation in Philosophy must write a long essay (approximately 5000 words) in lieu of the final exam.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
one essay (50%) plus one exam (50%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Theodore Scaltsas
Tel: (0131 6)50 3649
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Course secretary | Miss Susan Richards
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
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