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06a6acf3-73c3-4ed3-9f03-6e1dafb7e2cb

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AESTHETICS AND ART PHILOSOPHY
Country
France
Host Institution
University of Bordeaux
Program(s)
University of Bordeaux
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
110
UCEAP Course Suffix
C
UCEAP Official Title
AESTHETICS AND ART PHILOSOPHY
UCEAP Transcript Title
AESTHETICS&ART PHIL
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course considers destruction and the life and destiny of works of art. It investigates how we understand and describe the gestures or modes of destruction of works of art, a question that seems to arise from the more general problem of iconoclasm, defined as the refusal and destruction of images. It also considers other means of destruction: the effect of time and ruin, of a natural disaster, or the consequence of a voluntary gesture on the part of an artist, whether they are the producer or not. The course discusses how we can distinguish iconoclasm from “vandalism,” “attack” from artistic gesture by offering a philosophical history of the arts and an investigation into the different modes of existence of works of art.

Language(s) of Instruction
French
Host Institution Course Number
6LEPU2
Host Institution Course Title
AESTHETICS AND ART PHILOSOPHY
Host Institution Campus
BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
PHILOSOPHIE

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AESTHETICS AND ART THEORY
Country
Korea, South
Host Institution
Seoul National University
Program(s)
Seoul National University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
112
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
AESTHETICS AND ART THEORY
UCEAP Transcript Title
AESTHETICS&ART
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

The goal of this course is to examine aesthetic topics and examine what kind of study aesthetics is. The course begins with an overview of the unique problems of aesthetics and how to approach them, followed by aesthetic judgment and aesthetic experience, the concept and essence of art, the ontology of works of art, imitation, expression, emotions, art and morality, and works of art. It deals with issues such as valuation. The latter half of the course focuses on the phenomenon of serious transformation in modern art and culture and examines the issues that arise when important themes of aesthetics meet modern art. 

Language(s) of Instruction
Korean
Host Institution Course Number
043.083
Host Institution Course Title
AESTHETICS AND ART THEORY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Aesthetics

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ARTISTIC CHARMS OF CHINESE TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Country
China
Host Institution
Fudan University
Program(s)
Fudan University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy Asian Studies Art History
UCEAP Course Number
113
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ARTISTIC CHARMS OF CHINESE TRADITIONAL CULTURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
ART/CHINESE CULTURE
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course provides a detailed, vivid introduction to the origin and main unique features of Chinese traditional culture with a focus on its distinctive artistic charms. It also presents an overview of the spirit and core values of Chinese culture from a philosophical perspective with an attempt to exemplify the inner mind, cultural character, the life views, and aesthetic interests of the Chinese people. This course explores a variety of subjects ranging from ancient cultural treasures such as the painted pottery, the bronze, and the tradition of ritual and music, to enduring artworks of painting, poetry, garden, etc. This course presents these subjects in such a way that allows students achieving a basic view of the interrelatedness among Chinese culture, Chinese arts, and Chinese people's contentment with a harmonious life.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHIL110045
Host Institution Course Title
ARTISTIC CHARMS OF CHINESE TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Host Institution Campus
Fudan University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Philosophy

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THE SENSES IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Country
Netherlands
Host Institution
Utrecht University
Program(s)
Utrecht University
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
70
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE SENSES IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY
UCEAP Transcript Title
SENSES CULTR&SOCITY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

In this course, Western ocularcentrism and the modernist segmentation of our sensory functions and sensorial experiences are questioned. Philosophical, artistic, and scientific ideas that question the supremacy of the eye, the modernist hierarchy of the senses, and the division of our sensory functions are reviewed. Through lectures, guest lectures, museum visits, experiments, discussions, and the intensive study of texts participants become more attentive to how our sensorium functions. Students learn to analyze contemporary art, film, fashion, design, consumer goods, and environments from a multisensorial perspective and identify interrelations that exist between the different senses into account in their scientific work.  If there are excursions to museums, cities, or other art institutions, these may incur additional costs.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
KU1V19001
Host Institution Course Title
THE SENSES IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Host Institution Campus
Utrecht University
Host Institution Faculty
Humanities
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF TIME
Country
Taiwan
Host Institution
National Taiwan University
Program(s)
National Taiwan University
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
17
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF TIME
UCEAP Transcript Title
AI PHILOSOPHY TIME
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course explores the use of ChatGPT, a large language model, as a tool for engaging with philosophical questions and problems. The course instructs how to interact with ChatGPT to generate responses to philosophical questions and covers a range of topics on the philosophy of time. The course seeks to answer the questions: Do the past or future exist in the way the present exists? Are pastness, presentness, and futurity consistent notions? Do I have temporal parts as well as spatial parts if time is in many ways analogous to space? How can we mention the past if it’s already gone? How can we know this is the present moment? On the reunion of twins after a space journey, which one is older? Is time travel possible? Is it possible to kill one’s grandfather? Is presentness compatible with special relativity given that the latter allows no absolute simultaneity? Does space exist like a substance in its own right, or is it nothing but spatial relationships between objects? 

Overall, this course develops students' critical thinking and analytical skills by providing them with a unique opportunity to engage with philosophical questions using cutting-edge technology. 

 

 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Phl1917
Host Institution Course Title
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF TIME
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
College of Liberal Arts
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Philosophy

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HISTORY OF THOUGHT
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
35
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY OF THOUGHT
UCEAP Transcript Title
HISTORY OF THOUGHT
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course fosters critical thinking by discussing key philosophical questions and encouraging reflection upon the connections between the ontological, epistemological, and ethical aspects of those questions. The course follows a thematic approach, going back and forward in the history of thought. Different thinkers, such as Arendt, Benjamin, Heidegger, Kant, and Hadot, guide our discussions.

Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
FIL1006
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORY OF THOUGHT
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Filosofia

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SOCIAL THOUGHT AND ETHICS
Country
Korea, South
Host Institution
Seoul National University
Program(s)
Seoul National University
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
31
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIAL THOUGHT AND ETHICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOCIAL THGHT&ETHICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course looks at human nature and society and examines the lives and philosophies of Eastern thinkers. It discusses topics that are central to the design of a well-ordered society. Particular attention is given to the ways in which they contribute to a broader conversation about freedom, justice, virtue, democracy, citizenship, and so on. 

Language(s) of Instruction
Korean
Host Institution Course Number
043.086
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIAL THOUGHT AND ETHICS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Liberal Education
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Ethics Education

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SCIENCE: GOOD, BAD, AND BOGUS
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Canterbury
Program(s)
University of Canterbury
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
21
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SCIENCE: GOOD, BAD, AND BOGUS
UCEAP Transcript Title
SCIENCE: GOOD & BAD
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course examines principles to tell science from pseudo-science, truth from falsehood, logic from rhetoric, sound reasoning from wishful thinking, effective medicine from quackery, and good evidence from lies, fraud and fakery. Topics covered include the fallibility of the senses, the fallibility of memory, the placebo effect, the tricks of the cold reader’s trade, confirmation bias, the Barnum effect, relativism, mind viruses, the basics of logic, formal and informal fallacies, and the scientific evaluation of competing hypotheses.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHIL110
Host Institution Course Title
SCIENCE: GOOD, BAD, AND BOGUS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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ETHICS AND JUSTICE
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Auckland
Program(s)
University of Auckland
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
4
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ETHICS AND JUSTICE
UCEAP Transcript Title
ETHICS AND JUSTICE
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course examines practical questions of ethics and justice at the personal, professional, social and global levels. The course reflects on these topics in the light of philosophical theories about justice, liberty, rights, and different approaches to ethics that emphasize roles, rules, virtues and consequences.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHIL104
Host Institution Course Title
ETHICS AND JUSTICE
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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NATURE AND CRISIS
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of Sydney
Program(s)
University of Sydney
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
139
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
NATURE AND CRISIS
UCEAP Transcript Title
NATURE AND CRISIS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course examines the origins of the environmental crisis and develop alternative models of thinking and acting. It covers key philosophical and ecological concepts (e.g., nature, culture, society, responsibility, biodiversity, sustainability), explores the possibility of an ethics beyond the human, and considers new conceptions of agency, responsibility and multi-species justice.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHIL3640
Host Institution Course Title
NATURE AND CRISIS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Philosophy
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