Philosophy of Music : A History / Riccardo Martinelli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martinelli, Riccardo, Author.

Contributor:

De Sanctis, Sarah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics--History.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 169 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Ranging from Antiquity to contemporary analytic philosophy, it provides a concise but thorough analysis of the arguments developed by some of the most outstanding philosophers of all times. Besides the aesthetics of music proper, the volume touches upon metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of language, psychology, anthropology, and scientific developments that have influenced the philosophical explanations of music. Starting from the very origins of philosophy in Western thought (Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle) the book talks about what music is according to Augustine, Descartes, Leibniz, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, the Romantics, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Susanne Langer, Bloch, Adorno, and many others. Recent developments within the analytic tradition are illustrated with particular attention to the ontology of the musical artwork and to the problem of music and emotions. A fascinating idea which recurs throughout the book is that philosophers allow for a sort of a secret kinship between music and philosophy, as means to reveal complementary aspects of truth.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

First Chapter: The Art of the Muses

Second Chapter: Harmony and Disenchantment

Third Chapter: The Century of Music

Fourth Chapter: Dissonances

References

Index of Names

Subject Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9783110624724

3110624729

9783110627411

3110627418

OCLC:

1129198489