Imagination, Music, and the Emotions: A Philosophical Study

Author:   Saam Trivedi
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9781438467177


Pages:   205
Publication Date:   01 September 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Articulates an imaginationist solution to the question of how purely instrumental music can be perceived by a listener as having emotional content.

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Author:   Saam Trivedi
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
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Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438467177


ISBN 10:   1438467176
Pages:   205
Publication Date:   01 September 2017
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Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Introduction I. Emotions, Moods, and Feelings 1. Introduction 2. What are Emotions? 3. Emotions, Beliefs, and Moods 4. Other Views: Martha Nussbaum’s Neo-Stoic Cognitivism 5. Paul Griffiths’s Theory 6. Jesse Prinz’s Somatic View 7. A Concluding Concession II. Expression Theories and Arousalism 1. Introduction 2. Bruce Vermazen’s Expression Theory 3. Jerrold Levinson’s Persona Theory 4. Jenefer Robinson’s Theory 5. Contra Simple Arousalism 6. Aaron Ridley’s Moderate Arousalism 7. Derek Matravers’s Moderate Arousalism 8. Charles Nussbaum’s View 9. Conclusion III. Metaphors and Metaphorism 1. Introduction 2. Against Metaphorism (Part 1) 3. Metaphorical Meaning and Paraphraseability 4. Against Metaphorism (Part 2) 5. Metaphors, Resemblance, and Imagination 6. Against Metaphorism (Part 3) 7. Conclusion IV. Resemblance-Based Theories 1. Introduction 2. Resemblance-Based Views 3. Criticisms 4. Objections and Replies 5. Conclusion V. Imagination 1. Introduction: Different Kinds of Imaginings 2. Imaginative Perceptions and Perceptual Imaginings 3. Children’s Imaginings 4. Gregory Currie’s View 5. Imagination, Music Perception, and Musical Culture 6. Conclusion VI. Imaginationism 1. Introduction 2. Against Formalism about Music 3. How We Imagine in Relation to Music 4. Why We Imagine in Relation to Music 5. Musical Arousal 6. Objections and Replies 7. Conclusion Summary and Conclusion Notes References Index

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...a well-written book on a subject that is more complex than one might think. - CHOICE


"""…Trivedi's book remains a thought-provoking and up-to-date reading for anyone interested in the problem of musical expressiveness."" — British Journal of Aesthetics ""…a well-written book on a subject that is more complex than one might think."" — CHOICE"


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Saam Trivedi is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

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