28107 - Philosophy and Theory of Arts (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

Students are expected to acquire methodological and critical knowledge about the relationship between philosophy and the ideas, theories and essential categories characterizing the reflection about art. From a historiographical point of view they are expected also to become familiar with two main themes, such as the relationship between philosophical aesthetics and modernity and the possibility to define the conditions under that we can speak of an aesthetic thinking (related to the status of art in general and of the particular arts) also in the ancient philosophy.

Course contents

The aesthetics of the object in Martin Heidegger: Reflections on the Work of Art.

The aim of the course is to examine Martin Heidegger’s reflections on the concept of the artistic object and its relation to truth, as outlined in his essay The Origin of the Work of Art(1936). The topic has a long philosophical tradition: the first part of the course will reconstruct the main theories debated in Heidegger's time, with particular reference to the aesthetic thought of Arthur Schopenhauer. The second part of the course will focus on the analytical reading and commentary of Heidegger's essay.

Readings/Bibliography

Mandatory texts:

M. Heidegger, L’origine dell’opera d’arte, in Sentieri interrotti, a cura di P. Chiodi, Firenze, La Nuova Italia, 1996, pp. 3-69.

V. Venier, “L’origine dell’opera d’arte” di Heidegger e il problema della verità, Torino, Paravia, 1995, only the following pages: 11-20 (“Heidegger e l’«Arte» della verità”); 83-94 (“Gadamer, La verità dell’opera d’arte”); 112-120 (“Pöggler, L’inizialità dell’arte”); 135-143 (“Vattimo, L’opera d’arte come messa in opera della verità e il concetto di fruizione estetica”).

Teaching methods

The course consists of frontal lessons. The sources are commented and discussed, and their main content and historical context are synthetically reconstructed. Powerpoints of the study materials will be projected.

Assessment methods

The final proof will take place in the form of an oral examination. During the examination the teacher will assess whether the student has achieved or not some basic educational goals: knowledge of the texts and capacity to contextualize authors and works; comprehension of the fundamental concepts and capacity to provide a correct interpretation of them; clarity in the explanation of concepts and accuracy in the use of philosophical terminology; capacity to establish connections between the various authors and themes from both a historical and a strictly speaking conceptual point of view. During the oral examination the teacher will assess if the student possesses the abovementioned knowledge and skills in a (more or less) complete, precise and adequate way, or vice-versa in a (more or less) incomplete, vague and superficial way. The final grade will correspondently vary from excellent (30 and honors) to very good (30) to good (27-29) to fairly good (24-26) to more than enough (21-23) to merely enough (18-21) to unsatisfactory (<18).

 

Students with disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

 Students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders have the right to special accommodations according to their condition, following an assessment by the Service for Students with Disabilities and SLD. Please do not contact the teacher but get in touch with the Service directly to schedule an appointment. It will be the responsibility of the Service to determine the appropriate adaptations. For more information, visit the page:

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Teaching tools

Further readings will be made available through the channels provided by the Unibo portal.

Office hours

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