Alison Denham
Biographic Data
| ID | 4519859 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison Denham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison |
| FAMILY NAME | Denham |
| SIGNATURE | DENHAM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1073-9338 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Empathy & Literature
There is a long tradition in philosophy and literary theory defending the view that engagement with literature promotes readers’ empathy. Until the last century, few of the empirical claims adduced in that tradition were investigated experimentally. Recent work in psychology and neuropsychology has now shed new light on the interplay of empathy and literature. This article surveys the experimental findings, addressing three central questions: Wha…
Tragedy Without the Gods
The classical tragedies relate conflicts, choices and dilemmas that have meaningful parallels in our own experience. Many of the normative dimensions of tragedy, however, rely critically on the causal and motivational efficacy of divine forces. In particular, these narratives present supernatural interventions invading their characters’ practical deliberations and undermining their claims to autonomous agency. Does this dynamic find any analogy i…
Plato on art and beauty
The Western herbal tradition
This book provides a comprehensive and critical exploration of the use of plant medicines through 2000 years of history from Dioscorides to the present day. It follows each of the 27 herbs through a wide range of key sources from European, Arabic and American traditions including greek, Roman and Renaissance texts. A rich discussion of the historical texts is balanced with current application and research. --from back cover.
A note on Goethe
The Future of Tonality
Journal Article The Future of Tonality Get access A. E. Denham A. E. Denham A. E. Denham, Tulane University and St Anne's College, University of Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 49, Issue 4, October 2009, Pages 427–450, https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayp031 Published: 01 October 2009
The Moving Mirrors of Music
'PERHAPS WHAT is inexpressible (what I find mysterious and am not able to express)', wrote Wittgenstein, 'is the background against which whatever I could express has its meaning'.' Wittgenstein's remark is a useful reminder to all who attempt to write about the nature and the value of art, for there our powers of expression often seem inadequate to the phenomena we aim to describe. In such cases it is natural to direct attention to the 'backgrou…
The Future of Tonality
Journal Article The Future of Tonality Get access A. E. Denham A. E. Denham A. E. Denham, Tulane University and St Anne's College, University of Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 49, Issue 4, October 2009, Pages 427–450, https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayp031 Published: 01 October 2009
The Moving Mirrors of Music
'PERHAPS WHAT is inexpressible (what I find mysterious and am not able to express)', wrote Wittgenstein, 'is the background against which whatever I could express has its meaning'.' Wittgenstein's remark is a useful reminder to all who attempt to write about the nature and the value of art, for there our powers of expression often seem inadequate to the phenomena we aim to describe. In such cases it is natural to direct attention to the 'backgrou…
The Future of Tonality
Journal Article The Future of Tonality Get access A. E. Denham A. E. Denham A. E. Denham, Tulane University and St Anne's College, University of Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 49, Issue 4, October 2009, Pages 427–450, https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayp031 Published: 01 October 2009
The Western herbal tradition
This book provides a comprehensive and critical exploration of the use of plant medicines through 2000 years of history from Dioscorides to the present day. It follows each of the 27 herbs through a wide range of key sources from European, Arabic and American traditions including greek, Roman and Renaissance texts. A rich discussion of the historical texts is balanced with current application and research. --from back cover.
A note on Goethe
Plato on art and beauty
Tragedy Without the Gods
The classical tragedies relate conflicts, choices and dilemmas that have meaningful parallels in our own experience. Many of the normative dimensions of tragedy, however, rely critically on the causal and motivational efficacy of divine forces. In particular, these narratives present supernatural interventions invading their characters’ practical deliberations and undermining their claims to autonomous agency. Does this dynamic find any analogy i…
Empathy & Literature
There is a long tradition in philosophy and literary theory defending the view that engagement with literature promotes readers’ empathy. Until the last century, few of the empirical claims adduced in that tradition were investigated experimentally. Recent work in psychology and neuropsychology has now shed new light on the interplay of empathy and literature. This article surveys the experimental findings, addressing three central questions: Wha…
Art (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works)