Language, music, and mind / Diana Raffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raffman, Diana, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive psychology.

Music and language.

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Music.

Music--Psychological aspects.

Philosophy of mind.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 169 pages) : music

Other Title:

MIT Press CogNet.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [1993]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Taking a novel approach to a long-standing problem in the philosophy of art, Diana Raffman provides the first cognitivist theory of the nature of ineffable, or verbally inexpressible, musical knowledge. In the process she also sheds light on central issues in the theory of mind.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Problem 1

Chapter 2 A Cognitivist Theory of Music Perception 11

Chapter 3 Does Music Mean What It Cannot Say? 37

Chapter 4 A Psychology of Musical Nuance 63

Chapter 5 The Ineffability of Musical Nuance 83

Chapter 6 Naturalizing Nelson Goodman 99

Chapter 7 Qualms About Quining Qualia 125.

Notes:

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-165) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Raffman, Diana. Language, music, and mind.

ISBN:

9780262282024

026228202X

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.