Imagination, music, and the emotions : a philosophical study / Saam Trivedi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trivedi, Saam, 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Music.

Emotions in music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : SUNY Press, 2017.

Summary:

Articulates an imaginationist solution to the question of how purely instrumental music can be perceived by a listener as having emotional content.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. I Emotions, Moods, and Feelings

I.1. Introduction

I.2. What are Emotions?

I.3. Emotions, Beliefs, and Moods

I.4. Other Views: Martha Nussbaum's Neo-Stoic Cognitivism

I.5. Paul Griffiths's Theory

I.6. Jesse Prinz's Somatic View

I.7. A Concluding Concession

ch. II Expression Theories and Arousalism

II.1. Introduction

II.2. Bruce Vermazen's Expression Theory

II.3. Jerrold Levinson's Persona Theory

II.4. Jenefer Robinsons Theory

II.5. Contra Simple Arousalism

II.6. Aaron Ridley's Moderate Arousalism

II.7. Derek Matravers's Moderate Arousalism

II.8. Charles Nussbaum's View

II.9. Conclusion

ch. III Metaphors and Metaphorism

III.1. Introduction

III.2. Against Metaphorism (Part 1)

III.3. Metaphorical Meaning and Paraphraseability

III.4. Against Metaphorism (Part 2)

III.5. Metaphors, Resemblance, and Imagination

III.6. Against Metaphorism (Part 3)

III.7. Conclusion

ch. IV Resemblance-Based Theories

IV.1. Introduction

IV.2. Resemblance-Based Views

IV.3. Criticisms

IV.4. Objections and Replies

IV.5. Conclusion

ch. V Imagination

V.1. Introduction: Different Kinds of Imaginings

V.2. Imaginative Perceptions and Perceptual Imaginings

V.3. Children's Imaginings

V.4. Gregory Curries View

V.5. Imagination, Music Perception, and Musical Culture

V.6. Conclusion

ch. VI Imaginationism

VI.1. Introduction

VI.2. Against Formalism about Music

VI.3. How We Imagine in Relation to Music

VI.4. Why We Imagine in Relation to Music

VI.5. Musical Arousal

VI.6. Objections and Replies

VI.7. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438467184

1438467184