Aesthetics of Objects

A.Y. 2021/2022
9
Max ECTS
60
Overall hours
SSD
M-FIL/04
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
The course aims to outline a theoretical and historical phenomenology of how the concept of "aesthetic object" has been articulated in the modern world from the phenomenological tradition up to its postmodern determinations, which imply a progressive dissolution.
The course aims to give the student the appropriate general knowledge about the theoretical sense that the object has taken in different modern philosophical perspectives.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge:
The course aims to raise students' awareness of the concept of the "aesthetic object" considered in its theoretical dimensions and cultural impacts.

Skills:
Know how to critically read texts and acquire their contents; know how to recognize the different philosophical and interpretive perspectives; know how to express topics in an orderly fashion and with appropriate language. Understand the symbolic value of objects.
Single course

This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Title: Aesthetics and perception of artworks. A phenomenological inquiry

Unità didattica A (20 ore, 3 cfu): Perception and aesthetic experience
Unità didattica B (20 ore, 3 cfu): Perception of art
Unità didattica C (20 ore, 3 cfu): Aesthetic experience and technical image

The course aims to outline a theoretical and historical phenomenology of how the topic of aesthetic experience has been developed in twentieth-century phenomenological thought, highlighting the main conceptual moments.
Prerequisites for admission
None.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Teaching Resources
Unità didattica A
G. Piana, I problemi della fenomenologia, edizione on line, Archivi di G. Piana,1966-2000
M. Merleau-Ponty, Il linguaggio indiretto e le voci del silenzio e Il filosofo e la sua ombra, in M.
Merleau-Ponty, Segni, Milano, Il Saggiatore

Unità didattica B
M. Merleau-Ponty, L'occhio e lo spirito, Milano, SE
D. Formaggio, Arte, Brescia, Morcelliana

Unità didattica C
F. Bandi, La percezione armata. Esperienza estetica e immaginazione in Mikel Dufrenne, Mimesis, Milano 2018
Carboni, M., Montani, P., Lo stato dell'arte. L'esperienza estetica nell'era della tecnica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2005. (Parte seconda)
Assessment methods and Criteria
The oral test is an interview designed to verify the students' knowledge of the texts and topics covered during the course.
Modules or teaching units
Unita' didattica
M-FIL/04 - AESTHETICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Franzini Elio

Unita' didattica
M-FIL/04 - AESTHETICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Franzini Elio

Unita' didattica
M-FIL/04 - AESTHETICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Bandi Fabrizia