1 Explain the connections between pleasure, contemplation, and judgment in aesthetic appreciation 2
- 1 Explain the connections between pleasure, contemplation, and judgment in aesthetic appreciation
- 2 Explain how aesthetics, art, and criticism are interrelated
- 3 Evaluate David Hume’s view regarding art criticism
- 4 Articulate the notion of ‘truth’ in art criticism
- 5 Explain if it is possible to have agreement about aesthetic judgments and if that is a problem
- 6 Explain the elements of any moral dilemma: the act, the consequences of the act, and the moral agent
- 7 Critically analyze the false starts in moral philosophy including relativism and Divine Command
- 8 Discuss the practical and logical problems with Aquinas’ Natural Law moral theory
- 9 Explain how ethics can be said to be always personal and often political
- 10 Compare and contrast various views of Hobbes and Locke on the state of nature and natural rights
- 11 Explain and evaluate Rousseau’s criticism of both Hobbes and Locke regarding the state of nature
- 12 Explain the difference between the labor theory of property and labor theory of value
- 13 Explain and evaluate Karl Marx’s analysis of class struggle as presented in his Communist Manifesto
- 14 Explain the views of Nozick and Hospers regarding legitimate laws and the role of government
- 15 Compare and contrast Rawls and Nozick on justice