The Music of Our Lives

By Kathleen Marie Higgins

Book Overview

Although many of the world's musical traditions recognize the positive value of music for ethical life, the Western philosophical tradition has largely forgotten this idea. The dominance of formalism... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087722756X
• ISBN13: 9780877227564
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Temple Univ Pr
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Music and ethics

A psychiatrist and amateur cellist, I salute Prof. Higgins for clearing the philosphical brush from the field of ethics and writing a sophisticated but clear and humane book for general readers. I learned much about 19th century thoughts and prejudices (Hanslick, especially), about sclerotic narrowing of philosophical categories, and the liberating but also disciplining aspects of music. Thank you!