Ontology of Art
Course, Bachelor's level, 5ES047
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 31 March 2025–4 May 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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22.5 credits from Aesthetics A or 22.5 credits from Practical Philosophy A or 22.5 credits from Theoretical Philosophy A
- Selection
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Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 11,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 11,250
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2024
- Application code
- UU-00505
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 10 March 2025–24 March 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 31 March 2025–4 May 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
22.5 credits from Aesthetics A or 22.5 credits from Practical Philosophy A or 22.5 credits from Theoretical Philosophy A
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 10 March 2025–24 March 2025
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The course introduces you to some of the philosophical questions that arise in connection with the ontology of art. What kind of entities are musical works? Are works of fiction identical to literary texts? What is the relation between a sculpture and the physical material which constitutes it? How do restoration and conservation affect the work? What is the difference between a copy and an original? It may seem natural to think of some artworks primarily as actions whereas others are first and foremost material objects. But should we in fact conceive of all artworks as actions?
Reading list
No reading list found.
Contact
- Course Administrator Ulrika Valdeson
- ulrika.valdeson@filosofi.uu.se