By Nick Zangwill
In this quantity, Zangwill develops a view of the character of tune and our adventure of song that foregrounds the cultured houses of tune. He makes a speciality of metaphysical matters approximately aesthetic houses of song, mental concerns concerning the nature of musical event, and philosophy of language matters in regards to the metaphorical nature of aesthetic descriptions of song.
Among the recommendations of this booklet, Zangwill addresses the boundaries of literal description, in general, and within the aesthetic case. He additionally explores the social and political concerns approximately musical listening, which are typically addressed extra in continental traditions.
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