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230Distracted from Meaning: A Philosophy of SmartphonesBloomsbury Academic. 2022.When our smartphones distract us, much more is at stake than a momentary lapse of attention. Our use of smartphones can interfere with the building-blocks of meaningfulness and the actions that shape our self-identity. By analyzing social interactions and evolving experiences, Roholt reveals the mechanisms of smartphone-distraction that impact our meaningful projects and activities. Roholt’s conception of meaning in life draws from a disparate group of philosophers—Susan Wolf, John Dewey, Hubert…Read more
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205Being-with smartphonesTechné: Research in Philosophy and Technology 25 (2): 284-307. 2021.In a social situation, why is it sometimes off-putting when a person reaches for his smartphone? In small-group contexts such as a college seminar, a business meeting, a family meal, or a small musical performance, when a person begins texting or interacting with social media on a smartphone he may disengage from the group. When we do find this off-putting, we typically consider it to be just impolite or inappropriate. In this essay, I argue that something more profound is at stake. One signific…Read more
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The Philosophy of MusicIn Charles Hiroshi Garrett (ed.), The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2nd edition), Oxford University Press. pp. 284. 2014.
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46Key Terms in Philosophy of ArtBloomsbury Academic. 2013.Key Terms in Philosophy of Art offers a clear, concise and accessible introduction to a vital sub-field of philosophy. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the key terms, concepts, thinkers and major works in the history of this key area of philosophical thought. Ideal for first-year students coming to the subject for the first time, Key Terms in Philosophy of Art will serve as the ideal companion to the study of this fascinating subject. Tiger C. Roholt provides detailed summaries of co…Read more
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62On the Divide: Analytic and Continental Philosophy of MusicJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 75 (1): 49-58. 2017.On offer here is a tradition-neutral way of understanding the distinction between analytic and continental philosophy of music. The distinction is drawn in terms of methodology, rather than content, by identifying contrasting methodological tendencies of each tradition—initial maneuvers that frame an investigation, which are related to one another insofar as they involve, or do not involve, two kinds of methodological detachment. These maneuvers are extracted through a consideration of contrasti…Read more
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1Continental Philosophy and MusicIn Theodore Gracyk & Andrew Kania (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music, Routledge. 2011.
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35Groove: A Phenomenology of Rhythmic NuanceBloomsbury Academic. 2014.Roholt explains why grooves, which are forged in music’s rhythmic nuances, remain hidden to some listeners. He argues that grooves are not graspable through the intellect nor through mere listening; rather, grooves are disclosed through our bodily engagement with music. We grasp a groove bodily by moving with music’s pulsations. By invoking the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s notion of “motor intentionality,” Roholt shows that the “feel” of a groove, and the understanding of it, are t…Read more
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Musical Experience, Philosophical PerspectivesIn Tim Bayne, Axel Cleeremans & Patrick Wilken (eds.), Oxford Companion to Consciousness, Oxford University Press. 2009.
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27In Praise of Ambiguity: Musical Subtlety and Merleau-PontyContemporary Aesthetics 11. 2013.When a jazz, rock, or hip-hop drummer strikes certain notes in each measure slightly late, instead of hearing the degree to which those notes are late, we typically hear the effects of those variations; namely, a groove, the "feel" of a rhythm. Slight variations of pitch function similarly. In this essay, I argue that certain analytic theorists go astray due to their preoccupation with the variations themselves. By invoking Maurice Merleau- Ponty's insights into subtle visual perceptions, and hi…Read more
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Aesthetics |
Phenomenology |
Philosophy of Technology, Misc |
Areas of Interest
Continental Philosophy |
The Self |