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1The sound of musicIn Matthew Nudds & Casey O'Callaghan (eds.), Sounds and Perception: New Philosophical Essays, Oxford University Press. 2009.
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1Against the belief model of delusionIn Man Cheung Chung, Bill Fulford & George Graham (eds.), Reconceiving Schizophrenia, Oxford University Press. 2006.
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The Books of Nature and Scripture. Recent Essays on Natural Philosophy, Theology, and Biblical Criticism in the Netherlands of Spinoza's Time and the British Isles of Newton's TimeHeythrop Journal. A Quarterly Review of Philosophy and Theology 39 206-207. 1998.
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1English Reformations. Religion, Politics, and Society under the Tudors (C. Haigh). Marian Protestantism. Six Studies (A. Pettegree). conversion, Politics and Religion in England, 1580-1625 (MC Questier). The churches in England from Elisabeth I to Elisabeth II, Volume I: 1558-1688; Volume II 1689-1833 (K. Hylson-Smith). Documents of the Englsh Reformation (G. Bray) (review)Heythrop Journal. A Quarterly Review of Philosophy and Theology 39 203-206. 1998.
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Sluga, H. and Stern, D.(eds.)-The Cambridge Companion to WittgensteinPhilosophical Books 39 176-178. 1998.
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3Proprioception as basic knowledge of the bodyIn René van Woudenberg, Sabine Roeser & Ron Rood (eds.), Basic Belief and Basic Knowledge: Papers in Epistemology, Ontos-verlag. 2005.
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7According to the acousmatic thesis defended by Roger Scruton and others, to hear sounds as music is to divorce them from the source or cause of their production. Non-acousmatic experience involves attending to the worldly cause of the sound; in acousmatic experience, sound is detached from that cause. The acousmatic concept originates with Pythagoras, and was developed in the work of 20th century musique concrète composers such as Pierre Schaeffer. The concept yields important insights into the …Read more
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5Adorno and the autonomy of artIn Stefano Giacchetti Ludovisi & G. Agostini Saavedra (eds.), Nostalgia for a Redeemed Future: Critical Theory, University of Delaware. 2009.
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32Social Insects and the Individuality Thesis: Cohesion and the Colony as a Selectable IndividualIn Jürgen Gadau & Jennifer Fewell (eds.), Organization of Insect Societies: From Genome to Sociocomplexity, Harvard. 2009.
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349Philosophy of the Special Sciences, edited by Fritz Allhof, Blackwell Press.
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AdornoIn Theodore Gracyk & Andrew Kania (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music, Routledge. 2011.
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13The Aesthetics of DesignIn Fritz Allhoff, Jessica Wolfendale & Jeanette Kennett (eds.), Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone: Thinking with Style, Wiley. pp. 51--69. 2011.
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13The aesthetics of imperfection in music and the arts: spontaneity, flaws and the unfinished (edited book)Bloomsbury Academic. 2020.The aesthetics of imperfection emphasises spontaneity, disruption, process and energy over formal perfection and is often ignored by many commentators or seen only in improvisation. This comprehensive collection is the first time imperfection has been explored across all kinds of musical performance, whether improvisation or interpretation of compositions. Covering music, visual art, dance, comedy, architecture and design, it addresses the meaning, experience, and value of improvisation and spon…Read more
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14Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and on CertaintyRoutledge. 2008.Ludwig Wittgenstein is arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century. In _On Certainty_ he discusses central issues in epistemology, including the nature of knowledge and scepticism. _The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty_ introduces and assesses: Wittgenstein's career and the background to his later philosophy the central ideas and text of _On Certainty_, including its responses to G.E. Moore and discussion of fundamental issues in the theory of …Read more
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8Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and on CertaintyRoutledge. 2008.Ludwig Wittgenstein is arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century. In On Certainty he discusses central issues in epistemology, including the nature of knowledge and scepticism. The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty introduces and assesses: Wittgenstein's career and the background to his later philosophy the central ideas and text of On Certainty , including its responses to G.E. Moore and discussion of fundamental issues in the theory of knowl…Read more
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21The Philosophy of Rhythm: Aesthetics, Music, Poetics (edited book)Oxford University Press, USA. 2019.Rhythm is the fundamental pulse that animates poetry, music, and dance across all cultures. And yet the recent explosion of scholarly interest across disciplines in the aural dimensions of aesthetic experience--particularly in sociology, cultural and media theory, and literary studies--has yet to explore this fundamental category. This book furthers the discussion of rhythm beyond the discrete conceptual domains and technical vocabularies of musicology and prosody. With original essays by philos…Read more
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14The Aesthetics of DesignIn Fritz Allhoff, Jessica Wolfendale & Jeanette Kennett (eds.), Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone: Thinking with Style, Wiley. 2011.This chapter contains sections titled: Design as Problem‐Solving or Design as Fashion? The Rise of Design As a Profession: Is Design a Response to Consumerism? Consumerism, Self‐expression, and The “Invention” of Design Consumerism Is Not Essential to Design Were Neolithic Flint Tools Designed? Can We Avoid Designing? – The Idea of “Useless Work” The Function and Value of Fashion.
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8Philosophy of BiologyIn Fritz Allhoff (ed.), Philosophies of the Sciences, Wiley‐blackwell. 2010-01-04.This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction What Are the Biological Sciences (Not)? Systematics Ecology and Evolution Levels of Selection Conclusion References.
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2The Aesthetics of Western Art Music (review)Philosophical Books 40 (3): 145-159. 1999.Book reviewed in this article:Roger Scruton, The Aesthetics of Music.
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4Proprioception as Basic Knowledge of the BodyIn René Woudenberg, Sabine Roeser & Ron Rood (eds.), Basic Belief and Basic Knowledge: Papers in Epistemology, De Gruyter. pp. 269-292. 2005.
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7The cambridge history of nineteenth-century musicBritish Journal of Aesthetics 43 (1): 86-89. 2003.
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5The Cambridge History of Nineteenth‐century Music (review)British Journal of Aesthetics 43 (1): 86-89. 2003.
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47The Artful Species: Aesthetics, Art and Evolution By Stephen DaviesAnalysis 76 (1): 115-117. 2016.
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35The Aesthetics of Imperfection Reconceived: Improvisations, Compositions, and MistakesJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 78 (3): 289-302. 2020.ABSTRACT Ted Gioia associated the “aesthetics of imperfection” with improvised music. In an earlier article, I extended it to all musical performance. This article reconceives my discussion, offering more precise analyses: The aesthetics of imperfection is now argued to involve open, spontaneous response to contingencies of performance or production, reacting positively to idiosyncratic instruments; apparent failings in performance, and so on. Perfectionists, in contrast, prefer a planning model…Read more