Music, art, and metaphysics : essays in philosophical aesthetics / Jerrold Levinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levinson, Jerrold.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aesthetics.

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 419 pages) : music

Edition:

[New ed.].

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Summary:

This is a reissue of Jerrold Levinson's 1990 book which gathers together the writings that made him a leading figure in contemporary aesthetics. A new introduction reflects on the essays and their influence over the last 20 years.

This is a long-awaited reissue of Jerrold Levinson's 1990 book Music, Art, and Metaphysics, which gathers together the writings that made him a leading figure in contemporary aesthetics. Most of the essays are distinguished by a concern with metaphysical questions about artworks and their properties, but other essays address the problem of art's definition, the psychology of aesthetic response, and the logic of interpreting and evaluating works of art. The focus of about half of the essays is the art of music, the art of greatest interest to Levinson throughout his career. Many of the essays have been very influential, being among the most cited in contemporary aesthetics and having become essential references in debates on the definition of art, the ontology of art, emotional response to art, expression in art, and the nature of art forms.

Contents:

pt. 1. Art and history

pt. 2. Metaphysics of art

pt. 3. Musical matters.

Notes:

Previous ed.: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1990.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-161578-1

1-283-22297-3

9786613222978

0-19-161655-9

OCLC:

743802593