D50220l Philosophical basis of art

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Radio and TV Dramaturgy and Scriptwriting Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Radio and TV Dramaturgy and Scriptwriting Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
D50220z Philosophical basis of art
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
This course is focused on collective reading and interpretation of basic texts of philosophy of art. A special emphasis on a critical discussion of contemporary conceptions of art (postmodernism, poststructuralism, deconstruction) is provided.
Syllabus
  • Plato: Ion, Republic
  • Aristotle: Metaphysics Θ, Poetics
  • Augustinus: Confessions
  • Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologica
  • Immanuel Kant: Critique Of Judgement
  • H. G. Gadamer: Truth And Method
  • Martin Heidegger: Poetically Man Dwells
  • Jacques Derrida
Literature
    required literature
  • SCRUTON, Roger. Průvodce inteligentního člověka po moderní kultuře. Praha: Academia, 2002.
    recommended literature
  • AUSLANDER, Philip. Performance: Critical Concepts II. Routledge, 2003.
  • GRAHAM, Gordon. Filosofie umění. Brno: Barrister, 2000.
  • ANZENBACHER, Arno. Úvod do filosofie. Praha: Portál, 2010.
  • MOTAL, Jan. Hermeneutika dějinnosti ve filmovém eseji Karla Vachka a Chrise Markera. Brno: JAMU, 2013.
  • STÖRIG, Hans Joachim. Malé dějiny filosofie. Kostelní Vydří: Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2000.
  • CARROLL, Noël. Philosophy of Art. Routledge, 1999.
  • ECO, Umberto. Dějiny krásy. Praha: Argo, 2005.
Teaching methods
Discussion, explanation, text reading
Assessment methods
Written test, essays
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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