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Expression and Truth: On the Music of Knowledge
Lawrence Kramer
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Paperback. Expression and truth are traditional opposites in Western thought: expression supposedly refers to states of mind, truth to states of affairs. This title features five theses that connect expression to description, cognition, the presence and absence of speech, and the conjunction of address and reply. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298. On the Music of Knowledge. 184 pages, illustrations. Expression and truth are traditional opposites in Western thought: expression supposedly refers to states of mind, truth to states of affairs. This title features five theses that connect expression to description, cognition, the presence and absence of speech, and the conjunction of address and reply. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 11. Weight: 298.
Expression and truth are traditional opposites in Western thought: expression supposedly refers to states of mind, truth to states of affairs. Expression and Truth rejects this opposition and proposes fluid new models of expression, truth, and knowledge with broad application to the humanities. These models derive from five theses that connect expression to description, cognition, the presence and absence of speech, and the conjunction of address and reply. The theses are linked by a concentration on musical expression, regarded as the ideal case of expression in general, and by fresh readings of Ludwig Wittgenstein's scattered but important remarks about ... Read more
Expression and truth are traditional opposites in Western thought: expression supposedly refers to states of mind, truth to states of affairs. Expression and Truth rejects this opposition and proposes fluid new models of expression, truth, and knowledge with broad application to the humanities. These models derive from five theses that connect expression to description, cognition, the presence and absence of speech, and the conjunction of address and reply. The theses are linked by a concentration on musical expression, regarded as the ideal case of expression in general, and by fresh readings of Ludwig Wittgenstein's scattered but important remarks about ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520273962
SKU
V9780520273962
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About Lawrence Kramer
Lawrence Kramer, is Distinguished Professor of English and Music at Fordham University. He is the author of many books, most recently, Musical Meaning: Toward a Critical History, Opera and Modern Culture, and Why Classical Music Still Matters.
Reviews for Expression and Truth: On the Music of Knowledge
"Challenges the reader to dig hard for a better understanding of the issues... Highly recommended."
W. K. Kearns, Emeritus, University of Colorado at Boulder Choice
W. K. Kearns, Emeritus, University of Colorado at Boulder Choice