Lecture series on aesthetics and the philosophy of art. The first part of the series focuses on some of the most important writings on art and beauty in the Western philosophical tradition, covering Plato, Aristotle, David Hume, and Immanuel Kant. The second part of the series focuses on questions about understanding works of art and about the nature of art.

Series of 8 podcasts:

PART ONE: PLATO’S PHILOSOPHY OF ART

PART TWO: ARISTOTLE’S POETICS

PART THREE: HUME AND THE STANDARD OF TASTE

PART 4: KANT’S CRITIQUE OF JUDGEMENT: LECTURE 1

PART FIVE:  KANT’S CRITIQUE OF JUDGEMENT: LECTURE 2

PART SIX: LITERARY INTERPRETATION

PART SEVEN: MUSICAL EXPRESSION

PART EIGHT: DEFINING ART