Aesthetics

Particularly since the start of the 18th century, philosophers began to reflect on the question of art resulting in the emergence of ‘aesthetics’ as an independent philosophical discipline. This has resulted in the formation of various theories of and perspectives on the ‘nature’ of art – from the theory of mimesis to expression theories; from formalism to post-structuralism, and beyond. The emergence of these perspectives are linked with the role of art in society and culture, and inf...

Are you struggling with the Aesthetics course? I did too. I spent a lot of time trying to make sense of the concepts and philosophers this course deals with. The result is this 49-page summary, that explains everything per week. I passed my exam with it!

Complete summary + additional articles. Very easy to understand and has ALL the necessary materials. Cum Laude final course grade. Braembussche, A. Thinking Art (2009) | Additional articles | Aesthetics | IBACS / International bachelor Arts and Culture

Detailed notes on lecture 1-6, summarized lecture 7-8. Notes also provide illustrations of artworks mentioned as examples.

lecture notes Aesthetics

notes Aesthetics lectures 2020

All the lecture slides are typed over and additional notes are added within the document. It contains everything you need to know for the course. I also added examples explained during the lectures.

Complete, hand written notes for Aesthetics, from Plato until Postmodernism. The most important concepts are highlighted, also includes some useful siede notes and drawings for a better explanation of the concepts.