In Our Curriculum…

This week we highlight the incredible work that Year 10 students are applying in their Philosophy classes. To begin this term, Year 10 students have begun exploring the unit on Aesthetics. Aesthetics is an area of value theory or axiology that is focused on the study of beauty, art and taste. Beauty can be attributed to natural features of the environment like rainforests or beaches as well as to human made objects like music or art. This option deals with how beautiful environments or objects make us feel, as well as how we judge the beauty and value of different art and objects. 

As part of this study, students will examine key philosophical thinking on aesthetics and consider key questions in communities of inquiry. To achieve this, students have been consolidating their knowledge, values and skills through activities such as a Case Study on Banksy, comparing subjective and objective notions of beauty and discussing the arguments on the link between aesthetics and moral values.

Thank you to our Year 10 Philosophy students for your efforts! Thank you to Ms. Rachael Colreavy for her continued commitment and dedication to Year 10 Philosophy.

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