{"product_id":"a-history-of-western-philosophy-of-music-paperback-softback-9781108721936","title":"A History of Western Philosophy of Music (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108721936","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Western Philosophy of Music\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is a comprehensive, accessible survey of Western philosophy of music from Pythagoras to the present.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames O. Young (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108721936, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e396 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 1.1 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'James O. Young's A History of Western Philosophy of Music is a comprehensive survey that embraces and interweaves a breathtaking amount of theoretical resources back to Boethius and before. Music philosophers and musicologists should run to get a copy. It is that useful and that good.' Jennifer Judkins, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book presents a comprehensive, accessible survey of Western philosophy of music from Pythagoras to the present. Its narrative traces themes and schools through history, in a sequence of five chapters that survey the ancient, medieval, early modern, modern and contemporary periods. Its wide-ranging coverage includes medieval Islamic thinkers, Continental and analytic thinkers, and neglected female thinkers such as Vernon Lee (Violet Paget). All aspects of the philosophy of music are discussed, including music and the cosmos, music's value, music's relation to the other arts, the problem of opera, the origins of musical genius, music's emotional impact, the moral effects of music, the ontology of musical works, and the relevance of music's historical context. The volume will be valuable for students and scholars in philosophy and musicology, and all who are interested in the ways in which philosophers throughout history have thought about music.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The Ancient World\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Early Modern Period: 1500–1800\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Modern Period: 1800–1950\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Contemporary Period.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e], Theory of music \u0026amp; musicology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theory of music \u0026amp; musicology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theory%20of%20music%20\u0026amp;%20musicology%20%5BAVA%5D%22\"\u003eAVA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470071132440,"sku":"9781108721936","price":30.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108721936i.jpg?v=1785631243","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-western-philosophy-of-music-paperback-softback-9781108721936","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}