Sounding the Virtual: Gilles Deleuze and the Theory and Philosophy of Music - Softcover

Nesbitt, Nick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138272116 ISBN 13: 9781138272118

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

It is the contention of the editors and contributors of this volume that the work carried out by Gilles Deleuze, where rigorously applied, has the potential to cut through much of the intellectual sedimentation that has settled in the fields of music studies. Deleuze is a vigorous critic of the Western intellectual tradition, calling for a 'philosophy of difference', and, despite its ambitions, he is convinced that Western philosophy fails to truly grasp (or think) difference as such. It is argued that longstanding methods of conceptualizing music are vulnerable to Deleuze's critique. But, as Deleuze himself stresses, more important than merely critiquing established paradigms is developing ways to overcome them, and by using Deleuze's own concepts this collection aims to explore that possibility.

About this title

About the Author:

Brian Hulse, College of William and Mary, USA and Nick Nesbitt, Princeton University, USA

Review:

"... a groundbreaking and exceptionally thought-provoking collection with potential for longstanding and pervasive influence across disciplines, institutions and specializations.' Notes

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1138272116
• ISBN 13: 9781138272118
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Hulse Brian