DAALX21 Philosophical basis of art

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Silva Macková
Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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
  • STÖRIG, Hans Joachim. Malé dějiny filosofie. Kostelní Vydří: Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2000.
  • AUSLANDER, Philip. Performance: Critical Concepts II. Routledge, 2003.
  • CARROLL, Noël. Philosophy of Art. Routledge, 1999.
  • ECO, Umberto. Dějiny krásy. Praha: Argo, 2005.
  • MOTAL, Jan. Hermeneutika dějinnosti ve filmovém eseji Karla Vachka a Chrise Markera. Brno: JAMU, 2013.
  • ANZENBACHER, Arno. Úvod do filosofie. Praha: Portál, 2010.
  • GRAHAM, Gordon. Filosofie umění. Brno: Barrister, 2000.
Teaching methods
Discussion, explanation, text reading
Assessment methods
Written test, essays
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2020.
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