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Lecturer(s)
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Dadejík Ondřej, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction 2.-5. Four excursions into the history of aesthetics and philosophy of gardens. 6.-10. Value structure of gardens: nature or culture? 11.-13. The garden as a work of art. 14. Final test.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Learning outcomes
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The seminar will focus on aesthetic and philosophical reflections on one of the archetypal entities within (not only) European culture, gardens. First, attention will be paid to several excursions into the history of the philosophical concept of gardens, with particular regard to their modern grasp, especially in the philosophies of Immanuel Kant and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Subsequently, the seminar will discuss the unique hybrid character of gardens, the factorization concept of their aesthetic value, and examine possible alternatives. Through selected authors, students will get acquainted with the considerations of horticulture as an art form.
Basic orientation in the field of art and culture sciences.
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Prerequisites
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The course presupposes the basic ability of argumentation and basic knowledge of cultural area.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance assessment, Test
Regular, active participation. Test.
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Recommended literature
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Cooper, David. A Philosophy of Gardens. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2006.
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Hunt, John Dixon. Gardens and the Picturesque. Studies in the History of Landscape Architecture. Cam. Mass.: MIT, 1992.
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Miller, Mara. The Garden as an Art. New York: SUNY, 1993.
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Ross, Stephanie. What Gardens Mean. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1998.
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