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Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts, programme stage 1
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under exam contract (to obtain a credit).
exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Crombez Thomas
Languages: Dutch, English
Scheduled for: Semester 2
Prerequisites
The student is able to analyze theoretical texts about art independently. S/he is able to reflect on a given philosophical problem (formulated in an
abstract manner).
The student has a basic knowledge of Western cultural history, which will form the background against which historical developments in arts,
aesthetics, and philosophy are discussed during this course.
The student is sensitive to the philosophical problems surrounding the work of art and the social role of art.
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The student has gained insight into the development of western philosophy. S/he has developed a basic overview of the history of philosophy of the
early modern and late modern periods (philosophers, concepts, main schools).
The student has developed an understanding of the main (historical) positions in the field of the philosophy and theory of art. The student is able to
link these positions to important developments in the history of philosophy.
The student has developed a historical sensitivity to the changing ideas in the field of aesthetics.
The student can read and analyze a philosophical text. S/he is able to follow and reconstruct a philosophical argument, and is able to construct a
philosophical argument by her/himself (under guidance).
BA3 - The student knows about and understands the social, cultural, artistic, historical and international context of the visual arts and
artistic praxis, and continues to develop this knowledge and understanding.
The student has developed a historical sensitivity to the changing aesthetic ideas in the course of (art) history.
The student has acquired insight into the development of Western philosophy during the early and late modern periode.
The student can link the main (historical) art-philosophical and theoretical positions to important developments in the history of philosophy.
The student can fathom for himself a philosophical tekst and follow a philosophical argument and (re)construct one himself.
The student can orient himself in the history of philosophy during the early modern and late modern period (philosophers, concepts, movements).
The student knows the main (historical) art-philosophical and theoretical positions from the early and late modern period
Course content
1. What is beauty?
2. What are the characteristics of a work of art? What is the structure of a work of art? (aesthetics of form)
3. What happens between a work of art and a spectator? How does the work of art affect the spectator? (aesthetics of effect)
From this point of view, the course surveys the history of western philosophy, discussing the main currents during the early modern and the late
modern periods.
Evaluation (list)
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Evaluation (text)
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