Exam 11: Beauty

What does it mean to say that everyday life has an aesthetics? Give two examples.

The philosopher who wrote about how modern art "leaves us locked up in an abstruse universe,surrounded by objects with which human dealings are inconceivable," was

Plato warned against the dangers of humor because he wanted to protect the guardians of the republic from the distortions and distractions of laughter.

Should art ever be banned or censored,if its content and/or effects on audiences are deemed seriously offensive or harmful? Begin by exploring the arguments for banning or censoring art.One place to start would be Plato's argument in The Republic,but you are not limited to this perspective. You should consider what kinds of effects art would produce on people that could plausibly,or not plausibly,be construed as offensive or harmful. Why would these serious effects require that "bad" art to be censored or banned? After exploring this viewpoint,develop a counterargument against banning and censorship.This argument should address the issue of whether even obviously offensive and harmful art should be permitted and why? That is,what makes the production,display,appreciation,etc.of "bad" art permissible,despite its being bad? Throughout,be sure to focus on specific forms of art,such as paintings,plays,movies,music,etc.

Kant believed that if you and a friend genuinely shared an aesthetic experience of a work of art,this would be because

Ortega y Gasset argued that because we can't spontaneously connect with modern or abstract art,we are forced to improvise new behaviors-behaviors lacking "sentiments and passions,"-in order to relate to this new art.

Kant would argue that finding yourself getting hungry while observing a Cezanne painting of a bowl of fruit is the basis for an authentic aesthetic judgment of it.

According to Plato,when we fall in love,we are really

If you looked at The Matrix as a work of art,you'd be interested in

Modern advertising is loaded with aesthetic values and assumptions.

Briefly explain why,according to Schiller,art should be part of a child's education.

According to Aristotle,one's aesthetic experience of laughing at someone is provoked by

The question "Is it true that Doctor Watson was Holmes's best friend?" is paradoxical because

The closure of a work of art,its completeness in itself,its clearly defined limits,and its having "a beginning,a middle,and an end," is a universal,cross-cultural criterion of success in art.

Write a fictional argumentative dialogue between two people discussing the meaning and value of art. The dialogue should deal with the following issues: beauty and reality or truth; beauty and taste; censorship; and the "ethics" and educational value of art (how does and should affect us morally). Two conversationalists should feel free to share their experiences with art,formal and popular. They should draw on resources in the chapter,and include brief quotations,where possible,from the major philosophers who have weighed in on these issues. However,you are not limited to these.

With their precise and orderly musical forms,Bach's musical compositions are primarily a reflection of an Apollonian artistic spirit.

According to David Hume,the rules for how we judge artistic beauty are valid a priori,that is,they are necessarily true prior to our experiences of art.

The aesthetic,one of the best and most rewarding dimensions of human life,involves the

The crucifixion scenes in medieval art were intended to be accurate representations of Jesus on the cross.

According to Nietzsche,instead of thinking of what we ought to do as a set of rules dictated by God or reason,we should pay attention to such values as beauty (and ugliness)as guidelines for action.