COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY OF ART I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TEM 3021 PHILOSOPHY OF ART I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Art Theories

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AHMET FEYZI KORUR

Offered to

Graphic
Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Play Writing - Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Accessory Design
Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Designs
Cinema and Television
Carpet-Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Stage Design
Ceramics
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Animation Film Design and Directing
Ceramic and Glass Design
Music Sciences
Film Design and Directing
Musicology
Art of Illumination
Film Design and Directing
Illustration and Printmaking
Sculpture
Photography
Tile Design and Restoration
Painting
Cartoon Film and Animation
Textile Design
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Textile
Art Theories
Textile and Fashion Design Department
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Graphic Design
Fashion Clothing Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Ceramic and Glass
Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Music Technology
Graphic Arts

Course Objective

This course aims to help the student to understand the core concepts and problems of the philosophy of art from a historical perspective.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   develop a general notion of philosophy.
2   define philosophy of art and aesthetics as disciplines of philosophy in terms of their specific problems, concepts and fields of inquiry.
3   to know and distinguish the different forms philosophy of art and aesthetics have taken throughout the developmental history of philosophy.
4   locate the phenomenon of art as integral part of human experience.
5   be able to think about the similarities and differences between art and other such human activities as science, morals, religion, politics and etc.
6   develop an ability to critically consider and evaluate the problems and concepts of philosophy of art.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Notion of Philosophy in general
2 The Prehistory of Philosophy (Mythos-Logos)
3 The Birth of Philosophy (Earliest Philosophers)
4 The School of Athens (Socrates)
5 The School of Athens (Plato)
6 The School of Athens (Aristotle)
7 The World of Rome and the Hellenistic Thought (Stoa, Epicururs, Plotinus)
8 MID EXAM.
9 Christianity and the Middle Ages (Patristic Philosophy)
10 Christianity and the Middle Ages (Scholastic Philosophy)
11 Renaissance Philosophy (The Notion and the Transformation)
12 Eighteenth Century and the Enlightenment (General Explication)
13 Nineteenth Century and the consciousness of History (General Explication)
14 Twentieth Century and the End of Philosophy (General Explication)

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:

Tunalı , Ismail, Grek Estetik i, Remzi Kitabevi, 3. Baskı, 1983.

Additional Sources:
Eco, Umberto, Ortaçağ Estetiğinde Sanat ve Güzellik, Can Yayınları, Çev. Kemal Atakay.
Hegel, G. W. F., Estetik: Güzel Sanat Üzerine Dersler: Cilt I, Çev. Taylan Altuğ- Hakkı Hünler, Payel Yayınevi, 1994.
Eagleton, Terry, Estetiğin Ideolojisi , Doruk Yayınları, Çev. Hakkı Hünler ve diğ., 2010.
Benjamin, Walter, Mekanik Yeniden-Üretim Çağında Sanat Eseri , Çev. Hakkı Hünler, Edebiyat Eleştiri Sayı 2/3.
Arat, Neclâ, Etik ve Estetik Değerler, Say Yayınları, 2. Baskı, 1987.
Altuğ, Taylan, Kant Estetiği, Payel Yayınları Sanat Kuramı Kitapları Dizisi, Istanbul 1989.
Hünler, Hakkı, Estetik in Kısa Tarihi, Doğu Batı Yayınları Felsefe Dizisi, Kasım 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Starting with an introduction to the history of philosophy of art from its ancient beginnings, this course considers fundamental concepts and problems of philosophy of art through Hegel s aesthetics.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Mid Term: 40%, Final: 60%
Evaluation will be based on the student s ability to express his understanding of the course content and his language skills.

Assessment Criteria

Mid Term: 40%, Final: 60%
Evaluation will be based on the student s ability to express his understanding of the course content and his language skills.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are expected to
Acquire the main textbook
Follow the in-class rules and regulations
Attend 80% of the course sessions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

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