What is beauty, where can we find and why does it matter? Is there aesthetic value in "ugliness"? How does beauty relate to art? What is art? Can videogames or food be art? How do aesthetic, artistic and beauty standards arise? How does aesthetics relate to ethics? Can art be immoral? Can we disagree on matters of taste? In this course students explore these and other questions concerning the nature and value of aesthetic value.

Artistic and Humanistic Perspectives
Course UID
004560.1
Course Subject
PHIL
Catalog Number
360
Long title
Aesthetics