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Music, Art, and Metaphysics: Essays in Philosophical Aesthetics

By Jerrold Levinson

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2011
ISBN
019959662X, 9780199596621, 0199596638, 9780199596638
LCC
BH39 .L493 2011
Google Books ID
4uxFujl6qZwC
Open Library ID
OL24863981M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (21858465 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
440\440
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

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.

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