Tuesday 20 April 2021, 7.00PM to 9.00pm
Speaker(s): Jamie Cawthra BA MRes PhD
Have you ever wondered what makes something art? What makes something beautiful? Whether natural vistas and peacock tails are beautiful in the same way as sculptures and paintings? On this course, we will interrogate art and the aesthetic, exploring its philosophical dimensions. We will look at the value of the term ‘art’, what influences our judgements of taste, and what sort of objects these judgements can reasonably apply to. We will also touch on the unique puzzles of forgery, fiction, photography and more.
This course will be delivered via Zoom. Students joining our online courses would need access to a computer, laptop or tablet with a microphone (essential) and a webcam (desirable) as well as a reliable broadband connection.
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Location: Online