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Zusatztext Kathleen Stock has edited a very thought-provoking and interesting collection of ten essays on music written by analytic philosophers...She deserves high praise for this and for her clear, concise introduction...I cannot stress enough that philosophers, aestheticians, musicians, musicologists, music-lovers, and others will find lots to reflect on in this exciting, new volume. Informationen zum Autor Kathleen Stock is a Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sussex. She works primarily in the philosophy of fiction, art, and imagination. Klappentext Philosophers on Music: Experience, Meaning, and Work presents significant new contributions to central issues in the philosophy of music, written by leading philosophers working in the analytic tradition. The issues tackled include: the question of what sort of thing a work of music is; the nature of the relation between a musical work and versions of it; the nature of musical expression and its contribution to musical experience; the relation of music to metaphor; the nature of musical irony; the musical status of electro-sonic art; and the nature of musical rhythm. Aestheticians, musicologists, music practitioners, and those interested in philosophy generally will find the papers in this volume rewarding reading. Zusammenfassung Presents contributions to central issues in the philosophy of music. Aimed at Aestheticians, musicologists, music practitioners, and those interested in philosophy, this book tackles issues such as: the question of what sort of thing a work of music is; the nature of the relation between a musical work and versions of it; and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements List of musical examples Introduction Section 1: Musical Ontology 1: Julian Dodd: Sounds, instruments and works of music 2: Michael Morris: Doing Justice to Musical Works 3: Stephen Davies: Versions of musical works and literary translations Section 2: Musical Expression 4: Derek Matravers: Expression in Music 5: Paul Boghossian: Explaining Musical Experience 6: Aaron Ridley: Persona Sometimes Grata: on the appreciation of expressive music Section 3: Musical Meaning 7: Jenefer Robinson: Can Music Function as a Metaphor of Emotional Life? 8: Eddy Zemach and Tamara Balter: The Structure of Irony and how it Functions in Music Section 4: New Issues 9: Gordon Graham: Music and Electro-sonic Art 10: Roger Scruton: Thoughts on Rhythm Index of subjects ...
