Syllabus
Schedule of Assignments
Critical comment or question list
Why Major in Philosophy?
GRE scores by Major
Discussion of above
Philosophy a Practical Major?
Reasons to Major in Philosophy
Liberal Arts Grads Win Long-Term
About the CofC Philosophy Major
Evaluate this course here
**Final exam: Monday, Dec 14th, 4-7pm, in classroom**
Study questions are HERE
Aesthetics of Nature
Monday, Dec 7: Noel Carroll, “On Being Moved by Nature: Between Religion and Natural History,” Arguing, pp. 172-191
Aesthetics of Nature
Wednesday, Dec 2: Allen Carlson, “Aesthetic Appreciation of the Natural Environment,” Arguing, pp. 157-171
Fairy Tales Effects on Children by Will Raines (CofC Philosophy major)
Aesthetics Work Group Meeting, Friday, 12/4 at 4:15PM, 14 Glebe
(Free Quiz Opportunity)
Nov 30: Finish (if haven't already) Davies, Ch 8: The Value of Art, pp. 199-231
“Is Starving a Dog Art? Depends, Art Professor Says”
“Artist Leaves Dog To Die on Exhibition Display” (Snopes discussion)
ART AND MORALITY
Should Art be Socially Responsible?
Nov 25-29, Thanksgiving Break
Monday, Nov 23: Davies, Ch 8: The Value of Art, pp. 199-31
Paper is due Friday, Nov 20th, 1 pm, 14 Glebe (inside) mailbox (paper copy)
Nov 18: Kendall Walton, “Morals in Fiction and Fictional Morality” on class webpage
Environmental Art
Monday, Nov 16: Glen Parsons, “Art in Nature”
Environmental Art
Video: Andy Goldsworthy, “Rivers and Tides (Trailer)”
Will a Lawsuit Prevent Land Artist Christo from Draping the Arkansas River?
Representation and Art
Wednesday, Nov 11: Davies, Ch. 7: Pictorial Representation and the Visual Arts, pp. 167-195
Representation and Art
Emotion and Art
Monday, Nov 9: Again, Davies, Ch 6: Expression and Emotional Responses, pp. 135-166
Wednesday, Nov 4: Davies, Ch 6: Expression and Emotional Responses, pp. 135-166
Emotion and Art
Aesthetic Testimony
4:30, Monday Nov 9, 14 Glebe
(Free quiz opportunity)
Is it Art? (Humor)
NPR interview with J.K. Rowling (audio)
J.K. Rowling on her pen name (audio)
Emotion and Art
Monday, Nov 2: Berys Gaut, “The Paradox of Horror,” Arguing, pp. 317-329
Wednesday, Oct 28: Alex Neill, “Fiction and the Emotions,” Arguing, pp. 272-288
Literature helps in mind-reading others (supermarket novels do not)
Paradox of Fiction (encyclopedia article)
Meaning, Intention, and Interpretation
Monday, Oct 26: Davies, Ch 5: Interpretation, pp. 109-134
The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy: Hogwarts for Muggles
Table of Contents
Includes: Is Dumbledore Gay? Who's to Say? (Tamar Szabó Gendler)
**Paper proposal due: Friday, Oct 23th by email to hettingern@cofc.edu
The Ontology of Artworks
Wednesday, Oct 21: Davies, Ch. 4: Varieties of Art, pp. 81-108 (again)
Oct 19 (& 20): Fall Break
The Ontology of Artworks
Scientists debating global warming
(Example of political art)
Wed, Oct 14: Davies, Ch. 4: Varieties of Art, pp. 81-108
Mon Oct 12: Mid-Term Exam
Wed, Oct 7: Stephen Davies, “Rock versus Classical Music”
Two talks on Aesthetics at CofC PhilosoFest II
Friday, Oct 9,
Tate Center, Liberty Street, Rm. 202
Susan Wolf (UNC, Chapel Hill) "Aesthetic Responsibility" 3:30—5:00
Jonathan Neufeld (CofC) "Aesthetic Civil Disobedience" 5:10—6:00
(Each is a separate Free Quiz Opportunity)
$3 Yard Sale Painting in North Charleston, Worth $105,000 at Auction
Wed, Sep 30: Roger Scruton, “The Decline of Musical Culture,” Arguing, pp. 121-136
PHILOSOPHY OF MUSIC
CofC Dept of Music Concert Series
Good website for information about music
Met Opera on Demand
Articles on Rock Music and Song
Philosophy and Hip Hop
Mixing classical and rock: Lindsey Stirling
Rock and Classical Music Lovers Have Similar Psychological Profiles
What is Aesthetic Appreciation?
Monday, Sep 28: Finish reading Davies, Ch. 3: Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art, pp. 52-80
Wed. Sep 23: Davies, Ch. 3: Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art, pp. 52-80
Thurs, 9/24 at 4:00, 14 Glebe, Mathew Rabon (Philosophy student, CofC) will present his “Hat Rack David: A Social Ontology of Art.” Info here; copy of paper here
(Free quiz opportunity)
Public Art and Censorship
Mon, Sep 21:
Peter Levine, “Lessons from the Brooklyn Museum Controversy”
“Quebec Special Effects Artist Not guilty of Corrupting Morals”
Public Art and Censorship
Wed, Sep 16: Michael Kelly, “Public Art controversy: The Serra and Lin cases,” Arguing, pp. 427-439
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (video)
Monday, Sep 14:
Various contributors, “Transcript of a Hearing to Decide the Future of Tilted Arc,” Arguing, pp. 399-405
Gregg Horowitz, “Public Art /Public Spaces: Spectacle of the Tilted Arc Controversy,” Arguing, 416-426
Dave Barry, “Does Public Art Make Sense? (humor)
Public Art comic
ETV on Tilted Arc
(good summary)
Wed, Sep 9: “Is it Art or Just a Toilet Seat?”
Human Rights and the Arts by Jonathan Neufeld, CofC, Philosophy, Thursday, September 10 at 4PM in 14 Glebe
(Free quiz opportunity)
Barry Lopez talk and reception
Thursday, Sept 10th, 7pm, Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting St.
Interview with Lopez and Lopez as artist
(Free quiz opportunity)
**Now Free for Students**
Call the Birds of Prey Center (the sponsor) and reserve a ticket at Will Call by speaking with Kara in the office at 843-971-7474
Monday, Sep 7: Davies, Ch. 2: Defining Art, pp. 26-51
Wed, Sep 2: Elizabeth Telfer, “Food as Art,” Arguing About Art (hereafter “Arguing”), pp. 11-29
Origins of Art
Monday, Aug 31: Stephen Davies, The Philosophy of Art (hereafter “Davies”), Ch. 1: Evolution and Culture, pp. 1-25
Origins of Art
Should museums return artworks to their origin?
Elgin Marbles in British Museum
Greece Urges Return of Sculptures
The Fine Art of Returning Art
Introduction
Wednesday, Aug 26: Introduction
School of the Arts Fall Calendar
Lonnie Holley Facebook Wikipedia
PBS "Flashpoints"
(on controversial art, excellent site)
BAD ART?
ENVIRONMENTAL ART
from The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy: Hogwarts for Muggles
PHOTOGRAPHY