I am working on the following post test questions for my course, the Meaning of Life Through Art. I have attached the courses readings as files and links which will be helpful references for these questions.
LINKS:
View ARTH 101: How Art Speaks–Finding Meaning, Open Educational Resources from SaylorAcademy.org:
- How We See–Objective and Subjective Means
- The First Level of Meaning: Formal
- The Second Level of Meaning: Subject
- The Third Level of Meaning: Context
- The Fourth Level of Meaning: Iconography
- Critical Perspectives
QUESTIONS:
How do Herland and 1984 differ with regard to peace and war?
How do Herland and 1984 differ with regard to peace and war?
How have critics of the thesis that works of art have meaning argued their point of view?
In aesthetics, what is the distinction between form and content? Illustrate with an example.
How does Cooper suggest that “analogical predication” can be used to arrive at a distinct sense of “meaning” when applied to life just as such?
“Freedom is slavery” appears to be a contradiction. How would this claim be understood by a member of the Party in 1984?
Briefly identify and explain one of the science fiction examples that Dinello offers to illustrate an aspect of Technophobia and relate it to a contemporary example from film or literature of your own choosing. Your response should demonstrate that you read the assigned chapter closely and carefully and can explain and apply its key concepts in a novel way.
How might one argue that, given the necessity of physical death, there must be a transcendent end, purpose, or value that endows life as such with meaning and value?
How is interpreting a work of art like interpreting a metaphor? How does this impact the thesis that author’s intention fixes the meaning of a work of art?
How do the methods of social control similar and different in the societies depicted in Herland and 1984?