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Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art lectures

Oxford University

Lecture series on Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art. The first part of the series focuses on some of the most important writings on art and beauty in the Western philosophical tradition, covering Plato, Aristotle, David Hume, and Immanuel Kant. The second part of the series focuses on questions about understanding works of art and about the nature of art. This part examines the interpretation of literature, the expression of emotion in music, and the definition of art

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  • 8 episodes
  • Updated Mar 15, 2011

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  • Mar 15, 2011 · 52 min

    8. Defining Art

    James Grant, lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford gives his eight and final lecture in the Aesthetics series on Defining Art.

  • Mar 15, 2011 · 52 min

    7. Musical Expression

    James Grant, lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford gives his seventh lecture in the Aesthetics series on the expression of emotion in music.

  • Mar 15, 2011 · 54 min

    6. Literary Interpretation

    James Grant, lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford gives his sixth lecture in the Aesthetics series on the interpretation of literature.

  • Mar 15, 2011 · 53 min

    5. Kant's Critique of Judgement: Lecture 2

    James Grant, lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford concludes his discussion of Kant's Critique of Judgement in the fifth lecture of the Aesthetics series.

  • Mar 15, 2011 · 55 min

    3. Hume and the Standard of Taste

    James Grant, lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford gives his third lecture in the Aesthetics series on Hume and the Standard of Taste.

  • Mar 15, 2011 · 55 min

    2. Aristotle's Poetics

    James Grant, lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford gives his second lecture in the Aesthetics series on Aristotle's Poetics.

  • Mar 15, 2011 · 54 min

    1. Plato's Philosophy of Art

    James Grant, lecturer in philosop-hy, University of Oxford gives his first lecture in the Aesthetics series on Plato's philosophy of Art.