Ben Mc Hugh

Ben Mc Hugh
  • Master of Arts
  • Master's Student at Uppsala University

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Introduction
I am a master's student in aesthetics at Uppsala University, Sweden. My current research interests are in the philosophy of music and the aesthetics and metaphysics of timbre and sound.
Current institution
Uppsala University
Current position
  • Master's Student
Additional affiliations
September 2015 - January 2020
Sveriges Radio
Position
  • Technician
Description
  • Live mixingm, recording and post production for broadcast as a sound engineer and, as a technician, responsible for the stability and maintenance of systems for IP audio contribution from field to studio over public mobile wireless networks.
September 2012 - October 2014
Crosscare
Position
  • Research Officer
Description
  • Responsible for music and audio-visual education for young people in the Dublin south-west area of Lucan.
July 2010 - August 2010
Contemporary Music Centre
Position
  • Researcher
Description
  • Researcher, Library Intern and Archivist
Education
January 2020 - January 2022
Uppsala University
Field of study
  • Aesthetics
September 2011 - August 2012
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Field of study
  • Musical Composition
September 2007 - May 2011
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Field of study
  • Musical Composition

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Thesis
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This thesis explores the concept of timbre through the lens of analytic philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of music. I argue that timbre should be thought of as providing the grounds for artistic and aesthetic values in music. To this end and firstly, I critique the physical sense of timbre in favour of two anti-realist senses of timbre. These...