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