A concise survey of music philosophy
By: Donald A. Hodges
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9781138954526; 9781138954519
Subjects: Music; Outlines, syllabi; Philosophy and aesthetics; Music teachers; Textbooks; Instruction and study; Handbooks, manuals
Description: Throughout the book, students are encouraged to make choices that will inform a philosophy of music and music education with which they are most comfortable to align.
Notes: "In the endnotes at the ends of each chapter is a link to a YouTube recording for each [musical] example. You may also go to [a] URL ... to click on active links to the recordings"--Page xv.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-289) and index.
Table of contents: title: Beginning the journey. The plan and purpose of this book. What is philosophy? ; Why do I need to have a philosophy of music? ; Section I: Beginning the journey ; Section II: A review of major music philosophies ; Section III: Making it your own ; Summary and thought questions; title: Science and religion. Science ; Religion ; Summary and thought questions; title: Knowledge and education. Knowledge ; Education ; Summary and thought questions; title: Beauty. Questions about beauty in art ; Beauty in music ; Research on beauty in music ; Summary and thought questions; title: Emotion. What is an emotion? ; What have philosophers thought about musical emotions? ; Does psychological research support or contradict various philosophical views? ; What role will musical emotions play in your philosophy? ; Summary and thought questions; title: Aesthetics. What is art? What is music? ; What does the word 'aesthetic' mean? ; What is an aesthetic experience? ; What are aesthetic values? ; What can we gain from art? ; Who determines aesthetic values? ; Experimental aesthetics ; Summary and thought questions; title: A philosophical framework. What is the basis for determining musical meaning and value? ; What kind of music has aesthetic value? ; Summary and thought questions; title: A review of major music philosophies. Contributions to music philosophy from the ancient Greeks. Music in ancient Greece ; Philosophical ideas ; Summary and thought questions; title: From classical antiquity to the Renaissance. Neoplatonism ; Music philosophy in the Middle Ages and Renaissance ; Summary and thought questions; title: Rationalism, empiricism, and idealism. Rationalism ; Empiricism ; Idealism ; Musical examples ; Summary and thought questions; title: Formalism. Eduard Hanslick ; Edmund Gurney ; Clive Bell ; Leonard Meyer ; An evaluation of formalism ; Musical examples ; Music psychology research ; Summary and thought questions; title: Expressionism. Leo Tolstoy ; Benedetto Croce ; R.G. Collingwood ; Deryck Cooke ; Peter Kivy ; Stephen Davies ; Jenefer Robinson ; Musical examples ; Research on musical emotions ; Summary and thought questions; title: Symbolism. Susanne Langer ; Nelson Goodman ; Monroe Beardsley ; Jean-Jacques Nattiez ; Music from a symbolist perspective ; Summary and thought questions; title: Phenomenology. Musical experiences ; Edmund Husserl ; Maurice Merleau-Ponty ; Mikel Dufrenne ; Thomas Clifton ; David Burrows ; Eleanor Stubley ; Mark Johnson ; Summary and thought questions; title: Pragmatism. Charles Sanders Peirce ; William James ; John Dewey ; A utilitarian view ; Summary and thought questions; title: Social philosophy. Theodor Adorno ; Jacques Attali ; Music in social context ; Summary and thought questions; title: Praxialism. Phillip Alperson ; David Elliott ; Alperson revisited ; Thomas Regelski ; Musical examples ; Summary and thought questions; title: Feminism. Women in music history ; A musical example ; Feminist philosophies of music ; Summary and thought questions; title: Postmodernism. Postmodernism in music ; Postmodernism as a music philosophy ; Possible solution ; Summary and thought questions; title: Making it your own. Articulating a philosophy of music. Exercises; title: Applying your philosophy; title: Advocacy. What is advocacy? Why is advocacy necessary? ; What not to do ; Strategies and resources for music advocacy ; Additional resources ; Summary and thought questions ; Final comments.