MUSIC AND MORALITY: Peter Kivy’s discursive “weakness”: the problem of moral entanglement of music
Journal Title: Miscellanea Anthropologica et Sociologica - Year 2015, Vol 16, Issue 3
Abstract
In my essay I provide a comprehensive view of Peter Kivy’s argumentation concerningmoral entanglement of music. According to him, absolute music has no impact whatsoeveron morality, which has been examined in three respects. First of all, music cannotmake people act in a moral way (behavioral moral force). Secondly, it cannot help peopleto build a moral character (character building moral force). Finally, music has no power toimpart moral insights, even indirectly (epistemic moral force). Apart from that, however, Kivy seems to believe in the “mystery” of absolute music. As a listener, he wants to be toldthat great music has a power to transform a heart.
Authors and Affiliations
Anna Chęćka-Gotkowicz
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP79747
- DOI -
- Views 71
- Downloads 0
CULTURES OF THE PAST: Old Games–New Meanings? Understanding Modern Gun Violence in the Light of Nineteenth Century Habits
Cultural practices are part of everyday life. This paper analyzes the link between violenceand cultural practice. Via an analytical focus on social practices and interaction theory itargues that cultural patterns of inte...
[b]Narrative identity[/b]: Voices of motherhood: feminism, motherhood and narrative identity Motherhood
Motherhood is one of the most crucial aspects of female identity. It is more or less anubiquitous issue in any discussion focusing on women or feminism, and translates intoall every conceivable area of women’s lives whet...
ROLA I ZNACZENIE MEDIÓW W PROMOWANIU ZDROWEGO STYLU ŻYCIA: Bezsenność starszych osób w Europie
The aim of the paper is to show the role of the Internet in creating and shaping these types, elements and characteristics of social capital, which affect the health of the population. How social capital is created for h...
FACES OF ART: Computer graphics – virtual creativity
This article explores the meaning of computer graphics as techné. It shows forms, definitions by unraveling the creation process and state of the artist, or the creator. By showing the specific structure of computer grap...
Czy są konieczne akty transgresji kognitywnej poza granice ontyczne przyrody, aby wyjaśnić jej istnienie i działanie?