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This book is a comprehensive, accessible survey of Western philosophy of music from Pythagoras to the present. Five chapters survey philosophy of music in the ancient, medieval, early modern, modern and contemporary periods. It will be valuable for undergraduate and advanced students, and scholars, in philosophy and musicology.

Art and Knowledge" argues that the experience of art is so rewarding because it can be an important source of knowledge about ourselves and our relation to each other and to the world. He argues that all the arts, including music, are importantly representational. This kind of representation is fundamentally different from that found in the sciences, but it can provide insights as important and profound as that available from the sciences. "Ar...

James O. Young seeks to explain why we value music so highly. He draws on the latest psychological research to argue that music is expressive of emotion by resembling human expressive behaviour. The representation of emotion in music gives it the capacity to provide psychological insight-and it is this which explains a good deal of its value.

The Fine Arts Reduced to a Single Principle (1746) by Charles Batteux was arguably the most influential work on aesthetics published in the 18th century. James O. Young presents the first complete English translation of the work, with full annotations and a comprehensive introduction, which illuminate Batteux's continuing philosophical interest.

Are aesthetic judgements simply expressions of personal preference? If two people disagree about the beauty of a painting are both judgements valid or can someone be mistaken about the aesthetic value of an artwork? This volume brings together some of the leading philosophers of art and language to debate the status of aesthetic judgements.

Art and Knowledge" argues that the experience of art is so rewarding because it can be an important source of knowledge about ourselves and our relation to each other and to the world. He argues that all the arts, including music, are importantly representational. This kind of representation is fundamentally different from that found in the sciences, but it can provide insights as important and profound as that available from the sciences. "Ar...

The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation undertakes a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic questions that arise from the practice of cultural appropriation. * Explores cultural appropriation in a wide variety of contexts, among them the arts and archaeology, museums, and religion * Questions whether cultural appropriation is always morally objectionable * Includes research that is equally informed by empirical know...

Cultural appropriation is a pervasive feature of today's world. Whether it occurs within a country or across nations, it arises in every facet of a multicultural society. It can take many forms--from incorporating African-American musical styles to assimilating religious practices of indigenous peoples. And because it is usually seen as being inextricably bound with the oppression of minority cultures, the topic itself is often controversial a...

I'm a born again believer. I have a message for people who have lost their way or just needs hope in their lives. As God directs me, I will be able to help you. I feel confident that this book will encourage you and inspire you to do what it takes to fill that void in your life. Many are called, but few are chosen. Allow the message from this book to stablize your faith knowing that God provides a way through others for you. Read on and become...

I'm a born again believer. I have a message for people who have lost their way or just needs hope in their lives. As God directs me, I will be able to help you. I feel confident that this book will encourage you and inspire you to do what it takes to fill that void in your life. Many are called, but few are chosen. Allow the message from this book to stablize your faith knowing that God provides a way through others for you. Read on and become...

Now, for the first time, a philosopher undertakes a systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic issues to which cultural appropriation gives rise. Cultural appropriation is a pervasive feature of the contemporary world (the Parthenon Marbles remain in London, white musicians from Bix Beiderbeck to Eric Clapton have appropriated musical styles from African-American culture)Young offers the first systematic philosophical investigation of...