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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459110803321

Autore

Pelosi Francesco

Titolo

Plato on music, soul and body / / Francesco Pelosi [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-511-85123-5

1-107-21648-6

0-511-77839-2

1-282-91849-4

9786612918490

0-511-91796-1

0-511-91894-1

0-511-91517-9

0-511-91338-9

0-511-91698-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 228 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

781.1/7

Soggetti

Music - Philosophy and aesthetics

Music - Psychological aspects

Music, Greek and Roman - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Musical education of sensibility -- Moving to music : a therapy for the rational soul -- Musical education of rationality -- Music in the body and soul.

Sommario/riassunto

Plato's reflection on the relationship between soul and body has attracted scholars' attention since antiquity. Less noted, but worthy of consideration, is Plato's thought on music and its effects on human beings. This book adopts an innovative approach towards analysing the soul-body problem by uncovering and emphasising the philosophical value of Plato's treatment of the phenomenon of music. By investigating in detail how Plato conceives of the musical experience and its influence on intelligence, passions and perceptions, it illuminates the



intersection of cognitive and emotional functions in Plato's philosophy of mind.