Music, essence and context
(2019)
Book Chapter
Zangwill, N. (2019). Music, essence and context. In R. Povilioniene, R. Stanevičiūtė, & N. Zangwill (Eds.), Of Essence and Context: Between Music and Philosophy (27-41). New York: Springer Publishing Company
I defend the application of the notion of essence to music. I appeal to the essences of events rather than objects, and I focus on functional events, such as handshakes, which have historical essences. Musical essences are like that. This allows us t... Read More about Music, essence and context.