Course: Philosophy and Art 2

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Course title Philosophy and Art 2
Course code KUM/FU2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šenk Filip, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vlček Tomáš, prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration of student skills
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
II. A SOUL AND A BODY IN PHILOSOPHY AND ART 1. Mirroring as a principle of monadology. 2. Mirror and Narcissus's existence. 3. Ornament as an addition to being; or on a tattoo. 4. Elements and touch. 5. Body and sensory modalities. 6. Collective sense as a metaphysical question. 7. Definition of a soul: touch that touches itself. 8. Machine, body, and death. 9. Puppet as a machine? 10. Notation, choreography and time of body presentation. 11. Aristotle: a soul is, in a certain sense, everything. 12. Renaissance view of magic and the question of intoxication today. 13. Irrational beginnings of modern art (R. Steiner). 14. Presence of a body in digital media. Bibliography: The course is based on three areas of literature. The first one is read in seminars in examples and consists of basic classical writings. The second one serves as an accompaniment to lectures and consists of overview monographs of contemporary art and philosophical analyses of individual works of art and the direction of art. The third group contains writings for students' essays, it includes the problem of anarchism and artist revolt in the context of art history and social context.
Rozvinout schopnost reflexe a kontextuálního myšlení.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Presentation of artistic and creative activities

During the term, students prepare a workshop paper. The credit is given based on an oral interview with a focus on the submitted paper and on the topics covered in lectures. This is followed by an oral examination.
Recommended literature
  • Bataille, G. Erotismus. Praha, 2001.
  • Baudrillard, J. Amerika. Praha, 2000.
  • Deleuze, G. Proust a znaky. Praha, 1999.
  • Foucault, M. Archeologie vědění. Praha, 2002.
  • Foucault, M. Diskurz, autor, gemealogie. Praha, 1994.
  • Fromm, E. Mýtus, sen a rituál. Praha, 1999.
  • Scruton, R. Estetické porozumění. Brno, 2005.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Architecture Study plan (Version): Environmental Design (20) Category: Art and applied art 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer