B026397 - AESTHETIC

Italian

The course aims to introduce the fundamental concepts of aesthetics as a philosophical discipline with particular attention to the forms of meaning and the question of the work of art. For this purpose, the Course will address a classic of twentieth-century aesthetics: The origin of the German baroque drama by Walter Benjamin. In particular, we will analyze the opposition between Greek tragedy and modern drama and, from the expressive point of view, the one between symbol and allegory.

For the students of the Cds in Philosophy:

1) A book chosen from the following two:

a) F. Desideri, La percezione riflessa. Estetica e filosofia della mente, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano 2011. For those who want to deepen the foundational aspects of aesthetics in relation to the philosophy of mind.

b) F. Desideri, Forme dell’estetica. Dall’esperienza del bello al problema dell’arte, Laterza, Roma-Bari 20093 (pp. VII-168). The book has a more general and introductory character and includes also issues related to the philosophy of art.

2) Walter Benjamin, Origin of the German Baroque Drama, Carocci, Roma 2018 ((with particular attention to the critical-cognitive premise, pp. 69-104 and to the section Baroque drama and tragedy, pp. 105-218).

Program for students of the CdS in Lettere, Storia e Tutela, Lingue, Lettere antiche and all the other Cds + Erasmus students):

1) A book chosen from:

a.) F. Desideri, C. Cantelli, History of Western Aesthetics, Carocci, Rome 2008 (and subsequent editions) - The following parts: 1.1 .; 1.3 .; 1.5 .; 1.6 .; 1.8 .; 2.1 .; 2.2 .; 2.5 .; 3.1 .; 3.2 .; 3.5 .; 3.6 .; 4.1 .; 4.2 .; 4.3 .; 4.6 .; 4.7; 5.1 .; 5.2 .; 5.4; 5.5 .; 5.6 .; 5.7; 6.1 .; 6.2 .; 6.4 .; 6.7 .; 6.9; 6:12; 7.1 .; 7.2 .; 7.3 .; 7.7 .; 7.10.

b) F. Desideri, Forme dell’estetica. Dall’esperienza del bello al problema dell’arte, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2009 and ss. (pp. VII-168). The book has a more general and introductory character and includes also issues related to the philosophy of art.

2) Walter Benjamin, Origin of the German Baroque Drama, Carocci, Roma 2018 (with particular attention to the following parts: Baroque drama and tragedy, pp. 105-218 and Allegory and baroque drama, pp. 219-305).

KNOWLEDGE: Acquisition of the basic concepts of aesthetics, with a particular attention to the constitutive relationship among the dynamics of perception, the forms of meaning and the art issue. A first orientation in matters relating to the relationship between classical aesthetic forms (Greek Tragedy) and modern forms (Baroque Drama).
COMPETENCES Development of conceptual skills regarding the relationship between classical aesthetic forms and modern aesthetic forms in relation to the dimension of meaning, with particular attention to the connection between convention and expression.

BEHAVIORAL GOALS: 1) stimulating the conscious use of the university structure, the CdS, the orientation and management tools of student learning; 2) encouragement of intellectual participation and a correct and profitable teaching-learning relationship; stimulating a civilian use of the study resources of the CdS and the School.

Basic knowledge in philosophical sciences, usually acquired during the first year of studies. It is recommended in any case to attend the course.

Lectures, using slides and with particular attention to the development of
an interactive discussion.

Course title:

The fundamental concepts of aesthetics and the forms of meaning. The paradigmatic value of the Origin of the German Baroque drama by Walter Benjamin

The exam will take place in oral form. . The interview will aim to verify the acquisition by the student of the fundamental concepts of Aesthetics, with particular attention to the relationship between the dynamics of perception, the forms of meaning and the question of art. Together with the verification of the acquisition of basic knowledge related to the discipline, the interview also intends to verify the development of conceptual skills about the relationship between classical forms (such as Greek tragedy) and modern (such as the baroque drama) of artistic expression.

The course aims to clarify the sense of aesthetics in relation to fundamental questions related to linguistic-expressive meaning and to the historical dimension of the aesthetic forms. We will therefore try to answer the following questions: 1) What kind of relationship is there between the exercise of the aesthetic attitude and the cognitive and emotional dimensions of the experience, starting from the dynamics of perception? 2) What is the relationship between aesthetics and human language and the ethical dimension of action? On this basis, we will then address the theme of the relationship between the classical form of Greek tragedy and the modern one of the Baroque drama. This, in the light of the opposition between the symbolic and the allegorical meaning.