Sydney University Summer School 2010

In January-February 2010 I am going to be delivering some lectures for a philosophy course being offered at Sydney University Summer School. The course is a first-year introductory subject called ‘Reality, Ethics, and Beauty’. I will be teaching the ‘Beauty’ component of the course, presenting 8 lectures on aesthetics and the philosophy of art.

If you are free, come along, I’d love to see you at some of my lectures! The course costs some $2000-3000 to take, but the lectures are public (free), so feel free to drop by if the time works for you. More details to come closer to the date.

Aesthetics is a very interesting part of philosophy, and an easy (and not too intimidating) way to begin to think about philosophical problems. My lectures will (probably) cover big issues in philosophy like objectivity, meaning, truth, interpretation, ethics, politics, and deal with some of the greats of philosophy such as Plato, Immanuel Kant, David Hume and Michel Foucault.   

Any suggestions for books I should read, topics I should touch on, or artworks I should try to discuss?