8 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American philosopher of art who developed historically sensitive theories of musical ontology and aesthetic value, arguing that music is constitutively historical.
American musicologist and aesthetician who developed an account of musical meaning based on the psychology of expectation — music means by creating, delaying, and resolving expectations.
British philosopher who developed a systematic conservative aesthetic and political philosophy — defending Western art, architecture, and culture against modernism — and wrote the most philosophically substantial account of musical meaning.
New Zealand philosopher who has written comprehensively on the philosophy of music and the ontology of artworks — arguing for a performance-type ontology of musical works.
Taiwanese philosopher working on the expression theory of music, the ontology of musical works, and aesthetic experience.
German philosopher and musicologist who co-developed the Frankfurt School's critical theory, analyzed the culture industry as a mechanism of domination, and developed negative dialectics as a method resisting identity thinking.
Same as Theodor Adorno (ID 43). German philosopher and musicologist who co-developed Frankfurt School critical theory and negative dialectics.
American philosopher of music who developed an account of rock music as an art of recordings rather than performances — challenging standard performance-type ontologies of musical works.