Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Aesthetics II TSB206 4. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Soner ÖZDEMİR
Instructors İbrahim Soner ÖZDEMİR
Assistants
Goals The second term of the course aims to introduce students to fundamental issues of the philosophy of art. Ideas about the essence, purpose, and value of art are examined.
Course Content Main theories of art. Constituting and appreciating aesthetic objects. Aesthetic value and aesthetic judgement. Art criticism and interpretation.
Learning Outcomes - To be capable of characterizing main definitions of art.
- To be capable of constituting aesthetic objects and making aesthetic judgments about them.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction to the Course
1. Week Introduction to the Course
2. Week What is Art: Representation
3. Week What is Art: Representation
4. Week What is Art: Expression
5. Week What is Art: Formalism
6. Week What is Art: Formalism
7. Week What is Art: Aesthetic Definition of Art
8. Week MID-TERM EXAM
9. Week What is Art: Rejection of Definition; Art as an Open Concept
10. Week What is Art: Institutional Definition of Art
11. Week What is Art: Historical Definition of Art
12. Week What is Art: Historical Definition of Art
13. Week The Value of Art
14. Week General Overview of the Course
15. Week Final
Recommended Sources
Noel Caroll, Sanat Felsefesi: Çağdaş Bir Giriş, Ütopya, 2016
Lenoir, B. (ed.), Sanat Yapıtı, çev. Aykut Derman, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul: 2004
Danto, A., Sanat Nedir?, çev. Zeynep Baransel, Sel Yayıncılık, İstanbul: 2014.
Kuçuradi, I., Sanata Felsefeyle Bakmak, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu: Adana, 2009.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 Measurement Method
PY1 3 0 0 -
PY2 5 0 0 -
PY3 3 0 0 -
PY4 5 0 0 -
PY5 4 0 0 -
PY6 2 0 0 -
PY7 5 0 0 -
PY8 3 0 0 -
PY9 4 0 0 -
PY10 3 0 0 -
PY11 3 0 0 -
PY12 4 0 0 -
PY13 5 0 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 15 2 30
Preparation, After Class Study 10 3 30
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 1 4 1 4
Homework 2 4 1 4
Quiz 1 2 1 2
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 72
ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0