Philosophy 280: Aesthetics
Ned Hettinger, Fall 2010


Duchamp Fountain ( 1917)

Syllabus

Schedule of Assignments

Paper assignment and some possible topics

Suggestions for Writing Your Philosophy Paper

Davies Questions Sign-up Sheet

Midterm Study Questions

Final Exam Study Questions

Smithson Asphalt Rundown (1969)
READING NOTES
READINGS FOR CLASS
MISCELLANEOUS
IMAGES, AUDIO, VIDEO
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
   

Bluesphere
Bluesphere: Earth Art Expo
 Description of Blue Sphere
More on Bluesphere

Pearls Before Breakfast
(video and text)
for a short synopsis
   
Duchamp's Urinal Tops Art Survey
  
Origins of Art
  
 
Davies, Ch 1: Evolution and Culture
  

About Stephen Davies

Should museums return stolen artworks?
Greece Urges Return of Sculptures
The Fine Art of Returning Art

  
What is Art?
      
Telfer, Food as Art
Elizabeth Telfer, "Food as Art"
  
Bower Bird
Davies, Ch 2: Defining Art
"Is it Art or Just a Toilet Seat? Bidders to Decide on a de Kooning"
  

Duchamp's In Advance of a Broken Arm (1915)

Emin's My Bed (1999)
Public Art and Censorship
      
The Tilted Arc Controversy
Dave Barry, "Does Public Art Make Sense?" (humor)
Arthur Danto, "The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial"

PBS "Flashpoints"
(on controversial art, excellent site)
Horowitz on Tilted Arc
  
Carroll, Can Government Funding of Art Be Justified?
  
Kelly on Tilted Arc and Vietnam Veterans Memorial
      
What is Aesthetic Appreciation?
      
Davies, Ch 3: Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
  
When Life Gets in the Way of Art
  
Rock Versus Classical Music
      

Roger Scruton, The Decline in Musical Culture

  

Ducasse, "Tastes Cannot Be Disputed"

Beardsley, "Tastes Can Be Disputed"

Roger Scruton on Why Beauty Matters (you tube)
Baugh, Prolegomena to Any Aesthetics of Rock Music
Bruce Baugh, "Prolegomena to Any Aesthetics of Rock Music"
Good website for information about music
Janis Joplin sings "Summertime"
Davies, Rock versus Classical Music
Stephen Davies, "Rock Versus Classical Music"
Articles on Rock Music for papers
  
Ontology of Art
      
Davies, Ch 4: Varieties of Art
      
Interpretation
      
Davies, Ch 5: Interpretation
    
Lady Gaga and Liberace
Emotions and Art
      
Neill, Fiction and the Emotions
      
Gaut, The Paradox of Horror
      
Davies, Ch 6: Expression and Emotional Responses
      
Representation and Art
      
Davies, Ch 7: Pictorial Representation and Visual Arts
      
Environmental Art
      
Parsons, Art in Nature
Glenn Parsons, "Art in Nature"

Allen Carlson's "Is Environmental Art an Aesthetic Affront to Nature?

Hettinger powerpoint on above

 

  
Value and Art
      
Walton, Morals in Fiction and Fictional Morality
Kendall Walton, "Morals in Fiction and Fictional Morality"
    
Davies, Ch 8: The Value of Art
      
 

Goldfish in a Blender

Artist leaves Dog to Die on Exhibition Display
Obscene Performance Art
  
Nature Aesthetics
      
Carlson, Aesthetic Appreciation of the Natural Environment
      
Carroll, On Being Moved by Nature
  
 

Outline of Hettinger, Evaluating Positive Aesthetics

Powerpoint, Hettinger, Evaluating Positive Aesthetics
Ned Hettinger, Evaluating Positive Aesthetics
  
Saving Ugly Animals