| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy of Art | RTS124 | 2. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Ayla KANBUR |
| Instructor(s) |
Ayla KANBUR |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of art, to gain a critical perspective, to create awareness about their own creations. |
| Course Content | Art has been one of the main subjects of philosophy since ancient times. Issues such as the nature of creativity, beauty, aesthetic judgment, the function of art, and the need for artistic production still remain controversial and privileged. In this course, the questions of philosophy on art and aesthetics and the approaches of philosophers will be discussed. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Acquires philosophical way of thinking. - Knows the history of positioning art of philosophical systems. - Discusses the conceptual approaches of art movements and manifestos. - Prepares to establish an aesthetic link between cinema and other arts. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Thoughts and assumptions about the birth of art | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 2. Week | Society and art relationship | Course Hours Verbal Expression Research Preparation, After Class Study |
| 3. Week | Art in Plato | Research Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours |
| 4. Week | Art in Aristotle | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | Art and religious philosophy | Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression |
| 6. Week | The intellectual background that prepared the Renaissance | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression |
| 7. Week | The emergence of aesthetic science | Research Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 8. Week | Midtearm | Course Hours Practice |
| 9. Week | Changing society, changing artist | Research Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 10. Week | The showdown artist: Impressionism debate | Research Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study |
| 11. Week | The outer reality or the inner world? Expressionism | Verbal Expression Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study |
| 12. Week | Surrealist philosophy in art | Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression |
| 13. Week | What was Dada defending? | Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Research |
| 14. Week | The place of cinema tool in art philosophy | Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours |
| 15. Week | Final | Research Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours |
| Nejat Bozkurt, Sanat ve Estetik Kuramları, Ara Yayıncılık |
| Macit Gökberk, Felsefe Tarihi, Remzi Kitabevi |
| Cynthia A. Freeland, But is it Art? A Very Short Introduction to Art Theory, Oxford University Press, 2001. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40,60 |
| PY4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| PY9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40,60 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Research | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Other Activities | 3 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Workload | 76.5 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
