A Sceptic Looks at Art (but not Very Closely)
Sextus Empiricus on Music
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23210980 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Bett (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 155-181 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal for the Study of Skepticism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2210-5697 • E-ISSN: 2210-5700 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22105700-03021116 |
| OpenAlex | W2031446559 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
The paper examines Sextus Empiricus’ Against the Musicians ( M 6), one of the least studied portions of Sextus’ surviving work, against the background of the more general question why he has so little to say on questions that for us would fall under aesthetics. The structure and goals of the book are considered, along with some puzzles about the consistency of his aims. Each of the two main parts is then analyzed separately, including a comparison between the first part and Philodemus’ On Music . Sextus’ apparent lack of interest in aesthetics is explained primarily by his quite general tendency to focus on foundational questions, of which the second part of M 6 is a notable instance; another, connected factor is the common ancient habit (illustrated in the first part of M 6) of treating aesthetic questions in conjunction with ethical or political ones.
Aesthetics · Art · Consistency (knowledge bases) · Epistemology · Focus (optics) · Habit · Literature · Politics · Skepticism · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |