PHIL 331Philosophy of Art
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Philosophy
- Cross-listed
- VCULT 338
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
What is art? What is beauty? What do the two have to do with each other? This course introduces students to some fundamental issues in the philosophy of art, and to a variety of philosophical views on these issues.
Prerequisites
- Students must be in level 2A or higher
Antirequisites
- Not completed any of the following:
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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excellent class. taught me a lot about art and the assessments were actually very fun
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2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention PHIL 331, August 2012 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Spring 2015
What courses are you taking this fall? 10 points, 69 comments
“So what courses is everyone taking this fall? I'm entering 2A Math with intentions of Statistics or Applied Math as my major, with either a minor or joint biology major. …”
u/thetdotbearr: “CS485 (machine learning) CS343 (parallel computing) MATH225 (applied linear algebra 2) PHIL331 (philosophy of art)”
Spring 2012
What courses will you be taking in the fall? 13 points, 69 comments
“There are only about three weeks until classes begin (and only two weeks until orientation). What courses will you be taking in the fall? Anything fun/interesting?”
u/eristicham: “PHIL 216 - Probability and Decision Making PHIL 331 - Philosophy of Art PSCI 255 - Comparative Political Economy PSCI 291 - The Canadian Legal Process PSCI 490 - Topics in Politics & Business If anyone would like to form a study group for any of those courses I'd be interested.”
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