The unit will engage with topics central to the European philosophical tradition in the first instance and then, in the second, texts integral to the position of philosophical aesthetics within it.<br/>Students will be expected to address material from both parts of the unit in their written assessment for the unit.<br/>Weeks 1-6 will focus on different movements in recent European philosophy. Movements that could be studied in this part of the unit include: hermeneutics, critical theory, deconstruction, and phenomenology.<br/>Weeks 7-12 will be devoted to the study of important historical and contemporary texts in European philosophy that explicitly deal with aesthetic topics and... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Andrew Benjamin
