{"product_id":"aesthetics-and-music-andy-hamilton-9781350094352","title":"Aesthetics and Music: From Plato to Pop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAesthetics and Music \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a fresh, provocative exploration of the key concepts and arguments in musical aesthetics. It\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e makes an eloquent case for a humanistic, meritocratic and genuinely aesthetic conception of music and musical understanding. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnyone interested in what contemporary philosophy has to say about music as an art will find this thought-provoking and highly enjoyable book required reading.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thinkers discussed range from Pythagoras and Plato to Kant, Nietzsche and Adorno. Areas of music covered include classical, popular and traditional music, and jazz. This updated edition features new material, including three new chapters on the evolutionary perspective, words and music and music and language. There are guides to further reading, and new dialogues with some contemporary thinkers and musicians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andy Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350094358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350094352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.43w x 1.00d","brand":"Andy Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48518258786559,"sku":"9781350094352","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_121a387a-4352-4419-87b8-b5a0fb31bb99.jpg?v=1778733994","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aesthetics-and-music-andy-hamilton-9781350094352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}