I take it every semester. For whatever reason, from the sixteenth century on, philosophy changed. Art is a necessary part of a flourishing society. Artists creative powers enable them to uniquely criticize the dominant social paradigms. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Images can convey more than words can.
Come see if these and other platitudes can stand up under critical scrutiny. It's been said all philosophy is a footnote to Plato. St. 101 Intro. Explore what is would mean to go beyond God the father through exploring the representations of women in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The infamous senior course for majors only where one changes from a mere student of philosophy to a philosopher.