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The aesthetic appreciation of Nature from the point of view of contemporary environmental aesthetics
Čechová, Veronika ; Dadejík, Ondřej (advisor) ; Kaplický, Martin (referee)
The thesis is dealing with contemporary environmental aesthetics. The main part consists of an overview and comparison of modern theories of this relatively recently formed discipline. The starting point is the work of the founder of the contemporary aesthetic approach to evaluating nature and member of the Anglo-American aesthetic tradition, Ronald W. Hepburn. Subsequently, the theories of two major figures in contemporary Anglo-American environmental aesthetics: Allen Carlson and Malcolm Budd are presented. The main objective is to trace the basic lines of thought based on Hepburn's work dealt with in the work of other environmental aestheticians (the comparison of evaluation of works of art and natural aesthetic objects, superficial and deep evaluation of natural beauty, the possibility of aesthetic criticism of natural beauty, etc.). Even classical aesthetic theories of natural beauty are reflected in the work to the needed extent, as these are the background of current developments in environmental aesthetics. Key words Hepburn, Carlson, Budd, environmental aesthetics, comparison, cognitivism, aesthetic appreciation, environmental aesthetic model, nature
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Theme of Psychical Distance in Otakar Zich's Concept of Dramatic Art
Pátek, Filip ; Kaplický, Martin (advisor) ; Zuska, Vlastimil (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on the comparison of the concept of psychical distance of Edward Bullough with the concept of dramatic art of Otakar Zich. Bullough at the key points of his essay on psychical distance refers to the dramatic art, but unified concept of this art he does not present. Zich in his work, which tries to present unified concept of dramatic art, does not refer directly to Bullough's concept of distance, but it is still possible to find in the works of both authors analogical moments. The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to find these moments and systematize them. The first part of this work deals with the presentation of Bullough's concept of psychical distance, the second part deals with the presentation of Zich's concept of dramatic art and the third part is devoted to the comparison of Bullough's views with selected themes of Zich's aesthetics of dramatic art. Keywords psychical distance * aesthetic attitude * dramatic art * theatre * semantic idea
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Otakar Hostinsky and his contribution to the Czech contemplation on dance
Pivodová, Klarisa ; Dykast, Roman (advisor) ; Kaplický, Martin (referee)
The diploma thesis "Otakar Hostinsky and his contribution to the Czech contemplation on dance" deals with aesthetics of one of the prominent Czech figure of aesthetics Otakar Hostinský - its specific part is focused on the artistic human body movement - specified as dance and pantomime. Although this professor of aesthetics at the University of Prague did not leave any work where he would have comprehensively formulated his aesthetics theories about dance yet he included dance in his reflections. This thesis aims to outline Hostinský's aesthetics views on the issue of artistic human body movement specified and defined as dance. The thesis mainly focuses on abstracting Hostinský's views on the art of human movement with a particular focus on dance and attempts to present them as a coherent system of artistic kind.
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The Notion of Aesthetic Experience in American Philosophy after John Dewey
Špryňarová, Denisa ; Dadejík, Ondřej (advisor) ; Kaplický, Martin (referee)
John Dewey's philosophical work was establishing a continuum between human behavior and nature. Dewey advanced the theory that everything we experience comes through interaction with our surroundings - and articulating our experience by this interaction. Dewey uses experience even in the framework of art - and he stresses the importance of combining art and esthetic experience into our everyday life. The first part of my paper is meant to explain Dewey's philosophical concepts, his view on the issues relating to the common world, his analysis of normal/everyday experience, and his analysis of what he termed esthetic experience. Part two is a comparison between Dewey's philosophy of esthetic experience and Jerome Stolnitz's, another known aesthetic philosopher, and their theories on esthetics. The basic question I seek to answer is whether, despite their differences in theories, Stolnitz was coming from a different theoretical background with different traditions and assumptions, one can still trace certain consensus and mutually shared territory in which their theories merge. And so, I attempt to answer the question, can we find characteristics of esthetic experience that would be plausible to both of them? Or is it rather that their understanding of esthetic experience was so different, that we...
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Aesthetic Education in the concept of Bohumil Markalous
Čeledová, Irena ; Ševčík, Miloš (advisor) ; Kaplický, Martin (referee)
5.2 Resumé v anglickém jazyce Aesthetic Education in the concept of Bohumil Markalous. The object of this thesis is the work of Bohumil Markalous. This author dedicated his lifework to Aesthetic Education. His works on this topic have never been published together. They were published only in form of many articles and essays in newspapers, journals and magazines. This work is based on texts about Aesthetic Education written not only by Markalous, but also by other authors as we try to present their concepts as well. Among the most important authors we can name Otakar Hostinský, Josef Patočka and Otakar Zich. In the first part of our work we dedicate ourselves to the way Bohumil Markalous formed his opinions about the development of Aesthetic Education. The second part of our work focuses on the author`s concept of Aesthetic Education itself. In the third part of this work is we deal with the current state of education in relation to the development of Aesthetic Education. In addition to the topic of aesthetics, we deal with the term Eidiko, used by the author to refer to the cultivation of the senses, especially of sight.
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The Influence of Benedetto Croce's Philosophy on the Aesthetics od Josef Bartoš
Krejčová, Martina ; Kaplický, Martin (advisor) ; Dykast, Roman (referee)
This thesis deals with the Benedetto Croce's influence on the aesthetics of Josef Bartoš mainly between the years 1920 and 1929. It presents the historical facts effecting this influence and also the theoretical themes that determine the nature of the connection between Benedetto Croce and Josef Bartoš. Focusing on the historical parts of this thesis, the main point is to describe the evolution of the aesthetic attitudes of Josef Bartoš towards Benedetto Croce's philosophical system, and to find out the possible historical events that could play certain part in the evolution. On the level of theoretical survey the thesis describes the change of aesthetic attitudes of Josef Bartoš concerning the evolution of his theoretical specialisations and also the change in the scale of his philosophical studies. Mainly, the evolution of his attitudes is evident in his journal studies and also in his unpublished personal notes which are gathered in the estate of Josef Bartoš in Czech Music Museum.
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Aesthetic Factor in John Dewey's Conception of an Experience Aesthetic Relevance demonstrated by Example of Snowbording
Vyhnánková, Klára ; Kaplický, Martin (advisor) ; Dadejík, Ondřej (referee)
This diploma thesis examines John Dewey's concept of experience, focusing especially on his notion that an aesthetic factor is present in every complete and consummatory experience. It deals with the differences between a common experience and "an experience" and examines how an aesthetic factor works in them. The indispensable role of the aesthetic factor is intentionally demonstrated on the non-artistic example of experiences of snowboarding. The most important findings are developed through the approach of Richard Shusterman's somaesthetics. The theories of these two philosophers support the main idea of this thesis, namely that dynamic movements of the body can bring aesthetic experiences to their actor. Thus, some of the reasons that explain the attractiveness of this modern sport come to light that are not apparent at first glance.
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The motive of sport in Robert Musil's literary work (Aesthetic aspect)
Šafrová, Kateřina ; Hlobil, Tomáš (advisor) ; Kaplický, Martin (referee)
This thesis investigates the motive of sport and physicality in the literary work of Robert Musil, especially its philosophical and aesthetic aspect. The aim of the first part is to capture the existing knowledge on this subject in the secondary literature. Based on these findings the second part of this work develops a hypothesis by Hanns- Marcus Müller on the context of the concepts of physicality and sport by Friedrich Nietzsche and Robert Musil. My bachelor thesis concludes with a comprehensive concept of sport in Robert Musil's thinking, which refutes the view of apparent internal inconsistencies of Musil's claims, currently prevailing in the expert community.
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Bergson's conception of art
Chalupa, Marek ; Ševčík, Miloš (advisor) ; Kaplický, Martin (referee)
- Marek Chalupa: Bergson's Conception of Art The study aims to present Henri Bergson's opinions concerning art. According to Bergson, art is able to "suggest" an individual moment of "duration" of feelings, emotions and "external" things. An artist perceives things in their "deep" quality and forms the elements of his work in a way to put the recipient right "inside" the experience of "pure perception". An artwork can even become a reference to the universal principle of the continual change of the world in general. The study summarises Bergson's fundamental theses about art as presented in particular works of this author and describes the development of the whole Bergson's conception of art (based on a level of extension of the concept of "duration"). Moreover, the study deals with several problematic points of this conception (the "perfect" "suggestion", the implicit art hierarchy and the nature of the "aesthetic experience") including Bergson's specific concentration on the question of the "artistic truth".
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