Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
Eight lectures by Professor James Grant, University of Oxford

Eight files, mp3, 128 kbps, ~53 min each

Lecture series on Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art. The first part of the series focuses on some of the most important writings on art and beauty in the Western philosophical tradition, covering Plato, Aristotle, David Hume, and Immanuel Kant. The second part of the series focuses on questions about understanding works of art and about the nature of art. This part examines the interpretation of literature, the expression of emotion in music, and the definition of art.


	1. Plato's Philosophy of Art 		
	2. Aristotle's Poetics 	
	3. Hume and the Standard of Taste
	4. Kant's Critique of Judgement: Lecture 1
	5. Kant's Critique of Judgement: Lecture 2
	6. Literary Interpretation 	
	7. Musical Expression 	
	8. Defining Art