Introduction to a Philosophy of Music

ISBN13: 9780198250487ISBN10: 0198250487 Paperback, 304 pages
Aug 2002,  In Stock

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Philosophy of music has flourished in the last thirty years, with great advances made in the understanding of the nature of music and its aesthetics. Peter Kivy has been at the center of this flourishing, and now offers his personal introduction to philosophy of music, a clear and lively explanation of how he sees the most important and interesting philosophical issues relating to music. Anyone interested in music will find this a stimulating introduction to some fascinating questions and ideas.

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304 pages; ISBN13: 978-0-19-825048-7ISBN10: 0-19-825048-7

About the Author(s)

Peter Kivy is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, New Jersey. He is the author of New Essays on Musical Understanding, also published by Oxford University Press (2001).

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