Aesthetics (HAA-0059)

Spring 2026 · HAA 0059 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

A survey of some fundamental problems in the philosophy of art: the nature of aesthetic judgment; the task of criticism, formalism, and formalist criticism; the idea of antiart; the concept of quality in a work of art; modernist vs. traditional art. The course will include writings in contemporary philosophy and criticism as well as works by philosophers such as Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, and Heidegger.

Course codes: HAA-0059, HAA 0059, HAA0059, HAA-59, HAA 59, HAA59, VMS-0053, VMS 0053, VMS0053, VMS-53, VMS 53, VMS53, PHIL-0052, PHIL 0052, PHIL0052, PHIL-52, PHIL 52, PHIL52

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