Contemporary Aesthetics of Environment
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | WF-FI-SRIBRALCon-PCE |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
08.1
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Contemporary Aesthetics of Environment |
Jednostka: | Instytut Filozofii |
Grupy: | |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
(brak)
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Poziom przedmiotu: | podstawowy |
Symbol/Symbole kierunkowe efektów uczenia się: | FI2_W09 FI2_W10 FI2_U03 FI2_U06 FI2_U13 |
Skrócony opis: |
The course should allow basic orientation in the current philosophical and scientiphic aesthetics of nature. It should analyze basic contemporary scientific approaches, supplemented by inspiration in other interdisciplinary fields and art. The course will also analyze stimuli and inspiration of contemporary aesthetics for protection of nature and environment and pro-environmental behavior. |
Pełny opis: |
A. Natural science approaches to aesthetics of Nature 1. Biological aesthetics of the organism - historical roots 2. Darwin, Darwinian and evolutionary interpretation of aesthetic phenomena in nature 3. Aesthetic preferences of the natural environment (landscape) B. Aesthetics of nature in Humanities 1. Philosophical aesthetics I - Beginnings by Ronald Hepburn 2. - 9. Environmental aesthetics II-X (Carlson, Berleant, Lintott, Rolston, Sapänmaa, Budd, Carroll, Saito etc.) 10. Continental aesthetics of nature (Seel, Böhme, situation in Central Europe) 11. Environmental aesthetics, aesthetics of nature and environmental protection 12. Contemporary Art and Nature I - Land art, etc. 13. Contemporary Art and Nature II - eco-engaged art, Environmental art 14. Contemporary Art and Nature III - Bioart 15. Conclusion |
Literatura: |
• Appleton, J., 1975a, The Experience of Landscape, London: John Wiley and Sons. • Berleant, A. 2004, Re-thinking Aesthetics: Rogue Essays on Aesthetics and the Arts, Aldershot: Ashgate. • ––– and Carlson, A., (ed.), 2007, The Aesthetics of Human Environments, Peterborough: Broadview Press. • Bourassa, S. C., 1991, The Aesthetics of Landscape, London: Belhaven. • Brady, E., 2003, Aesthetics of the Natural Environment, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. • –––, 2013, The Sublime in Modern Philosophy: Aesthetics, Ethics, and Nature, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. • –––, 2014a, “Aesthetic Value and Wild Animals,” in Environmental Aesthetics: Crossing Divides and Breaking Ground, M. Drenthen and J. Keulartz, (ed.), New York: Fordham University Press. • –––, 2014b, “Aesthetic Value, Ethics, and Climate Change,” Environmental Values, 23: 551–570. • Budd, M., 2002, The Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature, Oxford: Oxford University Press. • Callicott, J. B., 1994, “The Land Aesthetic,” in Ecological Prospects: Scientific, Religious, and Aesthetic Perspectives, C. K. Chapple (ed.), Albany: SUNY Press. • Carlson, A., 1976, “Environmental Aesthetics and the Dilemma of Aesthetic Education,” Journal of Aesthetic Education, 10: 69–82. • –––, 1986, “Is Environmental Art an Aesthetic Affront to Nature?” Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 16: 635–650. • –––, 2010, “Contemporary Environmental Aesthetics and the Requirements of Environmentalism,”Environmental Values, 19: 289–314. • ––– and Lintott, S., (ed.), 2007, Nature, Aesthetics, and Environmentalism: From Beauty to Duty, New York: Columbia University Press. • Carroll, N., 1993, “On Being Moved By Nature: Between Religion and Natural History,” in Landscape, Natural Beauty and the Arts, S. Kemal and I. Gaskell (ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. • Gobster, P. H., 1995, “Aldo Leopold’s Ecological Esthetic: Integrating Esthetic and Biodiversity Values,” Journal of Forestry, 93: 6–10. • Hepburn, R. W., 1966, “Contemporary Aesthetics and the Neglect of Natural Beauty,” in British Analytical Philosophy, B. Williams and A. Montefiore (ed.), London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. • Kaplan, R. and Kaplan, S., 1989, The Experience of Nature: A Psychological Perspective, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. • –––, 1992, “Evolved Responses to Landscapes,” in The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture, J. Barkow, L. Cosmides, and J. Tooby (ed.), New York: Oxford University Press. • Parsons, G., 2004, “Natural Functions and the Aesthetic Appreciation of Inorganic Nature,” British Journal of Aesthetics, 44: 44–56. • Porteous, D. J., 1996, Environmental Aesthetics: Ideas, Politics and Planning, London: Routledge. • Rolston, H., 1998, “Aesthetic Experience in Forests,” Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 56: 157–166. • Saito, Y., 1985, “The Japanese Appreciation of Nature,” British Journal of Aesthetics, 25: 239–251. • –––, 1998a, “The Aesthetics of Unscenic Nature,” Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 56: 101–111. • –––, 2004, “Machines in the Ocean: The Aesthetics of Wind Farms,” Contemporary Aesthetics, 2, [available online]. • Sepänmaa, Y., 1993, The Beauty of Environment: A General Model for Environmental Aesthetics, Second Edition, Denton: Environmental Ethics Books. • Nature,” Philosophical Quarterly, 63: 576–596. • Zube, E. H., 1984, “Themes in Landscape Assessment Theory,” Landscape Journal, 3: 104–110. |
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS: |
Knowledge – knowledge of the current philosophical and scientific aesthetics of nature. Skills – openness to stimulation and inspiration of contemporary aesthetics for protection of nature and environment Competence – the ability to analyze basic contemporary scientific approaches to aesthetics of nature and recognizing some inspirations from other fields and art |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
Written exam |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie.