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The Expression ‘Philosophy of Music’. A Brief History and Some Philosophical Considerations
Abstract
Four decades ago, a new discipline began to develop in American universities, the so-called 'Philosophy of Music'. But why was that label chosen? When was it used for the first time? In what context did it happen? Philosophers have paid no attention to the history of the expression, which is also the history of a philosophical idea, and most of the early sources are virtually unknown. They are essential to understanding what 'philosophy of music' is. I study the history of the expression from a philosophical perspective, trying to understand its birth and its survival to this day.
Muchos autores han mantenido que el nacimiento de la estética en el siglo XVIII supuso un corte radical en la forma de entender las artes, hasta el punto de convertirse en un tópico casi indiscutido. El propio desarrollo de la estética como disciplina ha favorecido esta situación, al concebir su propia historia como un momento de progreso, cambios radicales y revoluciones vinculadas a la Edad Moderna. Desde la duda cartesiana hasta la destrucción de Heidegger, pasando por la revolución copernicana de Kant o la transvaloración de los valores de Nietzsche, son incontables los filósofos que se han presentado a sí mismos como rupturistas o revolucionarios, sembrando el terreno para una sobreproducción de teorías que, a su vez, ha llevado a un sobrediagnóstico de cortes históricos. En este capítulo cuestiono esta tradición reconstruyendo la historia de la idea de belleza musical, para lo cual acudo a todo tipo de fuentes, desde Platón hasta el presente, algunas de las cuales se han tergiversado durante décadas.
Civilization is a symbol of culture, and only music education with the spirit of civilization has the core of culture. To meet the needs of the times and promote the reform of the educational system, this study analyzes the Eastern rites and music civilization, and Western ethical civilization. The similarities and differences between them were compared. It was found that both affirm the moral-emotional-aesthetic value of music, but they consider the internal and external nature of its role different. The philosophical foundations of the music education system in modern society are analyzed, and the current state of music education is reflected. Aiming at the problems of lack of subjectivity, lack of understanding and lack of musical identity in music education, the study proposes an innovative path for modern music education in the way of the return of the civilizations of oriental “rites and music” and western “ethics,” i.e., resetting the norms of the musical grammatical behavior, penetrating the humanistic connotations and defining the position of subjectivity.
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