Against Emotion
Hanslick Was Right About Music
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4160487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nick Zangwill (0000-0002-9117-9637, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-43 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Aesthetics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0904 • E-ISSN: 1468-2842 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjaesthetics/44.1.29 |
| OpenAlex | W2126198942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
I argue that Hanslick was right to think that music should not be understood in terms of emotion. In particular, it is not essential to music to possess emotions, arouse emotions, express emotions, or represent emotions. All such theories are misguided
Aesthetics · Art · Cognitive science · Music and emotion · Music education · Music history · Cognitive Science and Education Research · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |