Teaching code

4S00868

Teacher

Pier Alberto Porceddu Cilione

Coordinator

Pier Alberto Porceddu Cilione

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-FIL/04 - AESTHETICS

Period

Sem. 2A dal Feb 13, 2023 al Mar 30, 2023.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

Aesthetics
The course aims to provide the conceptual, methodological and cultural foundations for analyzing and interpreting aesthetic problems in the strict sense (sensitive perception and knowledge) and works of art in a broader sense. In this sense specific knowledge is transmitted (interpretative theories and artistic practices within the context of history of Western aesthetical reflection) which, subsequently, are applied to specific problems (perception in general and to particular works). The course aims to make people understand the conceptual logics and structures, through which aesthetical experience lets us comprehend the world we live, and transform it. At the end of course, students will develop the ability to comprehend a philosophical text, to correctly approach it from a hermeneutical perspective, and to use a precise and adequate language; moreover, it aims at allowing the student to acquire the competences to confront himself with the sensitive perception and with the artistic world so as to be able to independently form a critical judgment. Finally, students will have the capacity to communicate philosophical contents to specialists and non-specialists alike, and to continue their studies at a MA level.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Nessuno

Program

UNDERSTAND CREATION

The course will be divided into three sections. 1) A first section will propose a short historical-conceptual path on the issues of Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art, to allow students to become familiar with some fundamental concepts of the discipline.
2) A second section will propose the articulation of a short glossary of Aesthetics, with a particular focus on the contemporary debate. 3) A third section will analyze more specifically the theme of the concept of creation, both in the broader philosophical meaning, and in that specifically linked to aesthetic reflection and artistic practice.


REFERENCE TEXTS
Preparation for the exam consists of two mandatory texts and a text chosen from the list below.

1) Mandatory texts:

 M. Ophälders, Filosofia Arte Estetica, Mimesis, Milano 2008
 A. Pinotti (a cura di), Il primo libro di Estetica, Einaudi, Torino 2022

2) A text chosen from those listed below:

 W. Tatarkiewicz, Storia di sei idee, Aesthetica, Palermo 2001
 G. Steiner, Grammatiche della creazione, Garzanti, Milano 2014
 A. Koestler, L’atto di creazione, Astrolabio, Roma 1978
 G. Scholem, I segreti della creazione, Adelphi, Milano 2003
 G. Agamben, Creazione e anarchia, Neri Pozza, Vicenza 2017
 J.-L. Nancy, La creazione del mondo, Einaudi, Milano 2003
 G. Deleuze, L’atto di creazione, Cronopio, Napoli 2009
 N. Berdjaev, Il senso della creazione, Jaca Book, Milano 2018
 P. Valéry, La creazione artistica, Morcelliana, Brescia 2017
 P. Montani, Tre forme di creatività, Cronopio, Napoli 2017
 E. Garroni, Creatività, Quodlibet, Macerata 2009
 K. Bardsley, M. Krausz, D. Dutton (a cura di), The Idea of Creativity, Brill, Leiden 2009 (in inglese)

Didactic methods

Although the lectures will play an important role, they will be enriched by the confrontation generated by collective discussions. A close reading and a precise analysis of the proposed philosophical texts will be encouraged. These will be multisensory experiences, aimed at expanding students’ critical, perceptual and cognitive abilities.

Audio-video e-learning material will be provided.

Learning assessment procedures

- The exam will consist of an oral interview with the teacher on the topics developed in class and on the texts in program.
- The content of the test will be divided into three parts: a first part, to verify the knowledge of discipline’s grounds and its history (aesthetics in its conceptual and historical development); a second part to verify the knowledge of some key terms of the discipline, both according to a historical-diachronic development, and in the context of contemporary debate; a third part dedicated to the specific monographic course proposed in class, with the support of the texts chosen by the program.
- The assessment procedure will consist of an oral interview during which the student will be asked to narrate the proposed training course, according to his experience.
- The evaluation method will be a mark out of thirty.

The program for non-attending students includes the study of 2 chosen texts, in addition to the texts by M. Ophälders and A. Pinotti (four texts in all).

Evaluation criteria

- The exam will consist of an oral interview with the teacher on the topics developed in class and on the texts in program.
- The content of the test will be divided into three parts: a first part, to verify the knowledge of discipline’s grounds and its history (aesthetics in its conceptual and historical development); a second part to verify the knowledge of some key terms of the discipline, both according to a historical-diachronic development, and in the context of contemporary debate; a third part dedicated to the specific monographic course proposed in class, with the support of the texts chosen by the program.
- The assessment procedure will consist of an oral interview during which the student will be asked to narrate the proposed training course, according to his experience.
- The evaluation method will be a mark out of thirty.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

30/30

Exam language

Italiano