Classic Aesthetics
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Art
Led by Nigel Warburton, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at The Open University
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Edward Wadsworth
The Beached Margin 1937 © Tate |
Monday 22 February 2010 – Monday 29 March 2010, 18.45–20.15
Thinking about art has a long history. This 6-session course provides an opportunity to explore ideas from Plato's Ion and Republic through to Kant's Critique of Judgement. Each week we will discuss a reading from Cahn and Meskin eds. Aesthetics: A Comprehensive Anthology (Blackwell, 2008).
You will also have the opportunity to think about particular works in the Tate Modern collection in relation to these ideas. Key themes include the nature of art, beauty, the sublime, and value judgements about the arts.
Tate Modern
East Room
£110 (£90 concessions), booking recommended
£110 (£90 concessions), booking recommended

