| e-mail: | bigaku(at)l.u-tokyo.ac.jp *Replace (at) with @. |
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| Tel: | 03-5841-3769 |
The Department of Aesthetics focuses on the education and research of aesthetics and various art studies. While aesthetics is traditionally a philosophical discipline focused on the study of beauty and art, the department also conducts research on individual artworks across various genres and investigates the historical and social contexts that shaped the concepts of beauty and art.
Teaching staff
Toshihiko MIURA (Professor), Aesthetics
| Research fields: | Ontology of art, Fiction theory |
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| Courses taught: | Original texts are read, including analytical aesthetics texts from the Anglo-American world. |
Hiroshi YOSHIDA (Professor), Aesthetics
| Research fields: | Game studies, aesthetic theory |
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| Courses taught: | Original texts are read, including those on games, media, and design. |
Shunsuke KUWAHARA (Associate Professor), Aesthetics
| Research fields: | Modern German aesthetics, Hermeneutics, Conceptual history research |
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| Courses taught: | The lectures provide an introduction to the history of Western aesthetics, and original texts are read, including modern and contemporary German aesthetics. |
Wataru SUZUKI (Research Associate)
| Research fields: | Aesthetics, Art |
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