Why Foot-Tapping Is Important but Not Enough? Some Methodological Problems in the Embodied Approach to Musical Meaning Cover Image

Why Foot-Tapping Is Important but Not Enough? Some Methodological Problems in the Embodied Approach to Musical Meaning
Why Foot-Tapping Is Important but Not Enough? Some Methodological Problems in the Embodied Approach to Musical Meaning

Author(s): Tomasz Szubart
Subject(s): Philosophy, Psychology, Music
Published by: Ośrodek Badań Filozoficznych
Keywords: music; representation; explanation; embodiment

Summary/Abstract: In this short paper I critically analyze Marc Leman’s embodied approach to musical meaning and representation, suggesting that its explanatory value is not sufficient in order to be a good alternative for theories encompassing the concept of representation.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 101-106
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English