Philosophy 280: Aesthetics
March 31: Revised Schedule of Assignments
Hettinger, Spring 2006


33. Apr 3: Continue with Alex Neill, "Fiction and the emotions," Arguing, 250-266
34. Apr 5: Stecker, Ch 10: Artistic Value, 183-206
35. Apr 7: Same as above
Is ethics relevant to aesthetics?
36. Apr 10: Kendall Walton, "Morals in fiction and fictional morality," Arguing 339-357
37. Apr 12: Same as above
**Paper due: Thurs, Apr 13, 3pm, 14 Glebe Mailbox
38. Apr 14: Stecker, Interaction: Ethical, Aesthetic, and Artistic Value, 207-223
39. Apr 17: Same as above
Public art
40. Apr 19: Two readings: (1) Various contributors, "Transcript of a hearing to decide the future of Tilted Arc," Arguing 429-435 and (2) Gregg Horowitz, "Public art / public spaces: the spectacle of the Tilted Arc controversy," Arguing 446-456
41. Apr 21: Michael Kelly, "Public art controversy: The Serra and Lin cases," Arguing 457-469
42. Apr 24: Allen Carlson, "Is Environmental Art An Aesthetic Affront to Nature?" Canadian Journal of Philosophy (1986) available on library's ereserves (course: Aesthetics; password: hettinger)
Final exam: Friday, April 28, 12-3