PHIL 225 - Philosophy of the Arts

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An inquiry into the concepts of art and good art. Could soundless “music,” “Don Giovanni,” “Brillo Boxes,” the Sistine ceiling, Rambo III, and Macbeth possibly fall under one concept? Who is to say that the Beatles are better than Bach, or that Warhol is worse than Watteau .. or have we asked the wrong question? Not offered on a regular basis.