Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Aesthetic FLS403 7. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructors Adnan ESENYEL
Assistants
Goals To constitute a philosophical perspective on art and to analyze the views of philosophers
Course Content To discuss the relationship between art and philosophy, to analyze the main concepts and problems of art and the theories of aesthetics.
Learning Outcomes - To learn the main problems and concepts of aesthetics
- To analyze the relationship between artist, art and viewer
- To analyze the art with the philosophical perspective
- To show the relationship between the activity of art and values
- To understand the view of philosophers on art
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction
2. Week The Definition and Content of Aesthetics
3. Week Main Concepts and Problems of Aesthetics
4. Week Plato’s View on Art
5. Week Mimesis Theory
6. Week Aristotle and Catharsis Theory
7. Week Aesthetic Subject and Aesthetic Object
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Aesthetic Experience
10. Week Kant’s Aesthetics Theory
11. Week Hegel’s Aesthetics Theory
12. Week German Romanticism and Art
13. Week Contemporary Theories of Aesthetics
14. Week Contemporary Arts and Philosophy
15. Week Final
Recommended Sources
Afşar Timuçin, Estetik, Bulut Yayınları, 2008.
Marc, Jimenez, Estetik Nedir?, Çev. Aytekin Karaçoban, Doruk Yayınları, 2008.
İsmail Tunalı, Estetik, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1989.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
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*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 2 50 100
Final 1 2 2
Practice 1 18 18
Classroom Activities 14 2 28
Total Workload 150
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0