The Much-at-Once : Music, Science, Ecstasy, the Body /

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In this capstone work of his career, Bruce W. Wilshire builds on William James's concept of the much-at-once to develop a holistic philosophy of the experiencing body, giving special attention to the importance of music, and engaging a rich array of thinkers and composers ranging from Jefferson...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilshire, Bruce W., 1932- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sound (Philosophy)
Senses and sensation.
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics.
Mind and body.
Listening (Philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY > Aesthetics.
Musique > Philosophie et esthetique.
Son (Philosophie)
Écoute (Philosophie)
Sens et sensations.
Sensation
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Edward S. Casey
  • Prologue
  • Part I. Music, ecstasy, the body
  • Music, the body, existence
  • Splitting of sacred from secular?
  • Where are we? Locations and dis-locations
  • Breaking the trance of mentalism
  • Lingering afterword
  • Part II. Music, art, science, genius
  • Fugal strands to be woven
  • The United States : experimental nation
  • Music of science, thought, and the body
  • The mind of music
  • Final benediction : ritual as music.

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