PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT

HOLY ROSARY MAJOR SEMINARY

Naga City

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Code:
Course Title: AESTHETICS and PHILOSOPHY OF ART
Credit: 3 UNITS
Term and School Year: FIRST SEMESTER S/Y 2021-22
Schedule: THURDAY 9:00-12:00 NN

Faculty Data:
Name: FR. NUNILON ARNOLD F. BANCASO, JR.
Degrees Earned: Ph.L., MA PHILOSOPHY, UST ECCLESIATICAL FACULTIES AND UST GRADUATE SCHOOL
Email Address: ealbancaso@yahoo.com.ph
FB Messenger: Yellow Ochre

A. Course Rationale:
The course intends to help the students to be better equipped as teachers and evangelizers of the Gospel, to appreciate the beauty of nature and become
builders of edifice worthy to become dwelling place of God.

B. Course Description:
The subject deals with the philosophical understanding of art as proposed by the different philosophers since ancient time up to this contemporary period.
Issues pertinent to this subject (beauty, emotion, religion, etc.) will also be discussed in order to have a wider perspective on the value of art and its appreciation.
This is a useful tool or medium especially for future pastors of the church since the church is the first patron of art and that she widely uses different art forms for
evangelization and encounter with the Divine.

C. Institutional Learning Outcomes:

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 The Holy Rosary Major Seminary sees Pastors committed in their ministry to proclaim truth, goodness and appreciation of beauty of the world as shown
by God, the Creator.

D. Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course, the students have:

1. Reflected on the importance of the the philosophical thoughts of the prominent philosophers regarding art and its value.
2. Argued and discussed concepts and terminologies used by philosophers that contributed in the development of art and mindset of the
society.
3. Compared and contrasted the different art forms as expressions of creativity.
4. Created art works that can be used for evangelization and encounter with the Divine.

E. Course Requirements:
1. Individual written report
2. Participation in class discussions
3. Examination
4. 1 page Critical paper/reflection paper

F. Grading System:

Final Grade Components Grading System

Reflection/critical 20 Numerical Other Marks or Symbols
paper Grade
examination 50 Excellent 97-100 1.0 INC Incomplete grade due to non-fulfilment of course
requirement
Class standing 30 superior 94-96 1.25 WP dropped
Very good 91-93 1.50

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 good 89-90 1.75
satisfactory 86-88 2.0

fair 83-85 2.25

passing 80-82 2.50

passing 77-79 2.75

 passing 75-76 3.0

 failed 74-below 4.0

G. REFERENCES:

Blocker, H. Gene. “Philosophy of Art”, Charles scribner’s Sons: NY, 1979.

Colin, Gilbert et al. “The daily Book of Art”, Walter Foster Publishing, inc.: USA, 2009.
Collingwood, Robin George. “Principles of Art”, Oxford University Press: NY, 1958.
Collingwood, Robin George. “Essays in the Philosophy of Art”, Indiana University Press: Blomington, 1964.
Croce, Benedetto. “Aesthetica”, Macmillan & Co.: London, 1909.
Dullon, Dennis and Krausz, Michael (eds.). “The Concept of Creativity in Science and Art.” Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1981.
Dickie, George. “Introduction to Aesthetics”, Oxford University Press: NY, 1997.
Graham, Gordon. “Philosophy of the Arts: An Introduction to Aesthetics”, Routledge: London, 2005.
Gomez, Fausto, (ed)). “Current Trends in Philippine Art,” Manila: UST Publishing, 1973.
Guillou, Jean-Francois. “History of Art: from Giotto to Gaauguin”, Greenwich Editions: Spain, 1997.
Kuspit, Donald. “The Dialectic of Decadence: Between Advance and Decline in Art,”New York: Allworth Press, 2000.
Ridley, Aaron. “R.G. Collingwood”, Orion Publishing Group Ltd.: London, 1988.
Vergine, Lea. “Art on the Cutting Edge: A guide to Contemporary Movement”, Italy: Skira editore, 1996.
Wood, Diana, (ed). “The Church and the Arts”, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1995.

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 H. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT RULES AND PROCEDURES:
Students are expected to behave responsibly and professionally.

The class will meet as scheduled (1 per week), except on make-up sessions which would be decided by the class beforehand. When the student foresees
being absent from class due to prior appointments of unforeseen circumstances or emergencies, courtesy dictates that he notifies the teacher either
through text message, email or fb messenger. If there is a diocesan activity where the seminarians need to be present, the dean of studies should be
notified beforehand by the formator/director in charge of their formation.

Students are expected to have watched the short video lecture posted on the group page of the class, read and understood the reading materials for the
day/week. Power point presentations and supplementary readings will be sent as attachment in the class FB messenger.

Philosophical reflection will be submitted or sent to the email or as file attachment to the Professor’s FB Messenger account; and should be formatted
according to accepted standards, in this case, the Chicago Manual of Style/Turabian.

Proper citation of sources and references are to be observed to avoid plagiarism. The paper/reflection/exam should be on short bond paper, 1-inch
margins on all sides, double-spaced, and whose font text size is 12 pt.

COURSE OUTLINE

Instructional Learning Assessment/ Learning Activities Topics Specific References Date/Time

Outcomes Evaluation Allotment

(K+U) Identify and Reflection paper on Video Lecture Introduction Colin, Gilbert et al. “The daily Book of
Discuss the Different the value of art in and powerpoint Definition and distinction Art”, Walter Foster Publishing, pp.2-9,
understanding about our life and society between Aesthetics and 19, 29, 39,49,59.
aesthetics and art. Philosophy of art
(D) Report on the Blocker, H. Gene. “Philosophy of

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 importance of art in Art”,pp.1-30,203-220.
life
Graham, Gordon. “Philosophy of the
Arts: An Introduction to Aesthetics”,
pp.1-2

(K+U) Identify and One page written Video Lecture and Philosophers and art Colin, Gilbert et al. “The daily Book of
analyze the different report powerpoint Art”, Walter Foster Publishing, inc.:
ideas on art basing Selected philosophers from USA, 2009.
from the common ancient to contemporary time
tenets of the (Plato-Collingwood) Graham, Gordon. “Philosophy of the
philosophers Arts: An Introduction to Aesthetics”,
(U) Summarize and pp.221-248.
evaluate the
acceptability of the
philosophical ideas
regarding art.
(D) Create examples
that can represent the
philosophers’
teaching.
(K+U) Identify and Reflection paper Video lecture and Philosophical Issues in Art Kuspit, Donald. “The Dialectic of
enumerate different powerpoint Decadence: Between Advance and
current issues in art. Case analysis (pleasure, beauty, Decline in Art, pp.19-75.
(D) Formulate emotion, understanding,
arguments to justify visual art, etc) Dullon, Dennis and Krausz, Michael
acceptable theories. (eds.). “The Concept of Creativity in
Science and Art.” pp.75-89.

Vergine, Lea. “Art on the Cutting Edge:

A guide to Contemporary Movement”,
pp.7-26.

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 Graham, Gordon. “Philosophy of the
Arts: An Introduction to Aesthetics,
pp.3-74,
(K+U) Discuss the Written report Video lecture and Philosophy and religion Colin, Gilbert et al. “The daily Book of
topic on the relation of powerpoint Art”, pp.259
art and faith. (D) (Christian art, Islamic art,
Integrate the concept Indian art, Taoist art, etc) Wood, Diana, (ed). “The Church and
of art in one’s the Arts”, pp.1-42, 87-98,489-498.
expression of faith in
God. Gomez, Fausto, (ed)). “Current Trends
(D) Make a in Philippine Art,”pp.605-622.
catechetical or
religious artwork.
(D) Create an artwork Small painting Lecture Common artistic expressions
as expression of the demonstration
self.
50 hours