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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Roger ScrutonPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.811kg ISBN: 9780198167273ISBN 10: 019816727 Pages: 560 Publication Date: 03 June 1999 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsA formidably gifted philosopher, he here combines analytical rigour with a daunting knowledge of the repertoire as a performer and occasional composer, to ask the most fundamental questions about what music is and what our capacity to enjoy it tells us about the human condition. This is a rich and rewarding study, and I doubt whether anyone could have done it better. Jonathan Sachs, The Times A formidably gifted philosopher, he here combines analytical rigour with a daunting knowledge of the repertoire as a performer and occasional composer, to ask the most fundamental questions about what music is and what our capacity to enjoy it tells us about the human condition. This is a rich and rewarding study, and I doubt whether anyone could have done it better. * Jonathan Sachs, The Times * Author InformationRoger Scruton is a leading authority on aesthetics, but has also published books on other aspects of philosophy, politics, literature, architecture, and modern culture. Currently a freelance writer and composer, he was previously Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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