PHI 2222 - Philosophy of Art

Credits: 4
When Duchamp placed a urinal in the Philadelphia Art Museum and called it ‘Fountain’, did he make it art? Or is it the art world’s response to Duchamp’s act that made it art? Are Christo’s gates in Central Park art? Or is it the process of getting approval, designing, and ultimately placing the gates that is the art? Is Kenny G on the same level as John Coltrane? Is Eminem the equal of Mozart? This course seeks answers to these questions and more.
McDaniel Plan: Textual Analysis.