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In fifteen essays-one new, two newly revised and expanded, three with new postscripts-Kendall L. Walton wrestles with philosophical issues concerning music, metaphor, empathy, existence, fiction, and expressiveness in the arts. These subjects are intertwined in striking and surprising ways. By exploring connections among them, appealing sometimes to notions of imagining oneself in shoes different from one's own, Walton creates a wide-ranging mosaic of innovative insights.

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Author:   Kendall L. Walton (Charles L. Stevenson Collegiate Professor of Philosophy, Charles L. Stevenson Collegiate Professor of Philosophy, University of Michigan Department of Philosophy)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 16.30cm
Weight:   0.610kg
ISBN:  

9780195098716

ISBN 10:   0195098714
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   12 February 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface Chapter 1. Empathy, Imagination and Phenomenal Concepts Chapter 2 Fictionality and Imagination: Mind the Gap Chapter 3. Two Kinds of Physicality, in Electronic and Acoustic Music Postscripts to ""Two Kinds of Physicality, in Electronic and Acoustic Music"" Chapter 4. Thoughtwriting-in Poetry and Music Chapter 5. ""It's Only a Game"": Sports as Fiction Chapter 6. Restricted Quantification, Negative Existentials, and Fiction Chapter 7. Existence as Metaphor? Postscript to ""Existence as Metaphor?"" Chapter 8. Projectivism, Empathy, and Musical Tension Chapter 9. Listening with Imagina tion: Is Music Representational? Chapter 10. Metaphor and Prop Oriented Make-Believe Chapter 11. Understanding Humor and Understanding Music Chapter 12 What Is Abstract About the Art of Music? Chapter 13. The Presentation and Portrayal of Sound Patterns Postscripts to ""The Presentation and Portrayal of Sound Patterns"" Chapter 14. Fearing Fictions Chapter 15. Spelunking, Simulation and Slime: On Being Moved by Fiction Acknowledgements Index"

Reviews

One of the amazing things about this volume is how much ground it covers, and how much of this ground is integrated within its many individual papers. In the Preface Walton lists a dozen topics that he covers, and it is striking how many papers discuss several of these topics. For their richness alone each of the essays collected here is worth reading - and rereading. * Robert Stecker, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online * Those familiar with Walton's work will welcome this collection as an addition to their libraries on fiction, make-believe, and empathy, but overall, the collection covers a medley of interconnected issues. Walton is a witty, imaginative, wonderfully clear writer ... if one is to fully appreciate the lay of the land in philosophy of art, music, literature, and imagination, one must know and understand Walton's claims and arguments. This is well-written, carefully reflective philosophy of the highest order. Highly recommended. * Choice *

Kendall Walton is the world's finest aesthetician. His work displays an unrivaled combination of sharpness of mind and creativity. - Malcolm Budd, President of the British Society of Aesthetics

Author Information

After considering a career in music, Kendall Walton found his natural home in philosophy, earning a B.A. at Berkeley and his Ph.D. from Cornell University. He taught for many years at the University of Michigan, and more recently at Stanford University. His writings include the ground breaking Mimesis as Make-believe (1990), and a companion volume to the present one, Marvelous Images: On Values and the Arts (2008). Walton is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a past president of the American Society for Aesthetics.

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