PHIL230

Philosophy of the Arts

A survey of theoretical perspectives on the arts from Plato to the present, along with critical examination of specific works of art. Analysis of concepts central to thought about art, such as beauty, form, content, expression, representation, interpretation, creation, style, medium, realism, aesthetic experience, and aesthetic value.

Past Semesters

Alexey Aliev

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Jerrold Levinson

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Average rating: 2.33

Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.57 between 232 students*

A-: 14.66%

A: 11.21%

A+: 2.59%

B-: 6.9%

B: 11.21%

B+: 14.22%

C-: 3.45%

C: 6.47%

C+: 7.33%

D-: 0.43%

D: 0.43%

D+: 0.43%

F: 6.03%

W: 10.34%

other: 4.31%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.