Philosophy

Write a 3-paragraph reflection on or examination of one idea in either Wolterstorff or Danto. Basics: Give one short quote from the reading, cite the pg #, and explain the quote. Fully explain your chosen idea or prompt (below) in at least one paragraph; the HW will be 3 paragraphs total. If your explanation is less than 3 paragraphs, you can spend the rest of the HW responding to it in any way you'd like (making a connection, criticism, your own example, etc.) if you want to, but you don't have to; see below. Prompts--choose one or email me if you have another idea: Wolterstorff (and Bell): Explain Bell's expression theory of art. Explain the formalist aspect of Bell's theory of art. How does Bell's theory of art include both expression and form? Explain the metaphysical component(s) of Bell's theory of art. Explain an aspect of Bell's theory of art and one criticism of it. What is Wolterstorff's criticism of Bell's theory? (Or, how are they different?) How are Wolterstorff's and Bell's theories similar? How does Wolterstorff think people engage with art? Does Wolterstorff's theory work for non-commemorative art? Does Wolterstorff's theory work for non-religious art? Danto: What is the philosophical problem or question about the Brillo Boxes? What is the philosophical problem or question about Duchamp's Fountain? What is the difference between the two respective philosophical problems of the Brillo Boxes and of Duchamp's Fountain? Why has art in the 20th century turned away from beauty? Give an example of an artwork that is both dissonant and beautiful, and explain how its beauty is incidental. Give an example of an artwork that is both dissonant and beautiful, and explain how its beauty is integral. What's the difference between incidental beauty and integral beauty? What's the relationship between beauty and elegies? What does Danto mean by "born of spirit and born again" and how is this idea a part of his theory of art? What is one criticism and/or counter-example to the "born of spirit and born again" part of Danto's theory of art? Again, feel free to only explain the prompt, but if you'd like to give your own discussion, response, connections, criticism, or illustration of the idea be sure to: first fully explain the philosopher's idea in at least one paragraph; fully explain any ideas that you connect to your main idea; keep your HW focused on a discussion that refers to the reading. Length: 3 paragraphs Paragraphs are 4-10 sentences each. Quotations that total more than full sentences do not count toward the minimum length requirement. Points will be deducted if there are more quotes than your own words--the point is to write about the reading, not copy and paste from it. Any vague, general, empty, irrelevant, or repetitive sentences and phrases will not count toward the length requirement. (E.g., don't put in author bio, background info, or statements such as: "There are a lot of theories about this," or "Some might disagree while others agree.") Procedure: Pick an idea you find interesting and/or easy to explain. Focus on that one (i.e., main) idea. Explain that idea as fully, clearly, and correctly as possible to the best of your ability. Only give info and ideas relevant to the main idea. Define all terms you mention, using sources. Citing, quoting, paraphrasing, etc. All quoted material must have quotation marks around it. Explain all quotes in your own words. Each time you first refer to or start to explain or discuss a new idea, give the page # that the idea appears on, and be sure it's clear which reading it's from by mentioning the title and author at least once. Cite sources even when not directly quoting. If you end up getting ideas from outside of the course materials, you must absolutely not hide that fact (which would be academic dishonesty); instead, have integrity and cite those sources as well, *including Wikipedia or other websites*. Use the writing resources and citation/plagiarism help on this page. Approach: The point of this exercise is to prove you read and thought about one of the required readings by explaining an idea from it. Using class notes will help improve you chances of being correct. This exercise gives you the opportunity to display your reading comprehension, and, if you choose, to synthesize or share your ideas about the reading. Consider it a writing sample, as if you've taken three paragraphs out of the middle of a paper, so no intro, and no conclusion. There must be at least one citation from one of the required readings, since the point is to explain an idea from a reading, and to do so, you must refer to it. Quick guide to citing sources: for readings, use (Author, pg. #) for texts and (Author, sect. #, para. #) for websites, if there is >1 work by the same author, also give titles; for videos or podcasts give the time--e.g. (1:15)--and be sure it's clear which source it's from (give title and/or director, and perhaps speaker and/or host); Grades: this HW Rubric the Syllabus, esp. the Assignments and the Academic Integrity sections My comments on your EPP1 & EPP2--read them even if you got a perfect score! :)