P. Cheyne, A. Hamilton, M. Paddison (eds.). Philosophy of rhytm: aesthetics, music, poethics
P. Cheyne, A. Hamilton, M. Paddison (eds.). Philosophy of rhytm: aesthetics, music, poethics

Summary/Abstract: The review provides an outline of the collective monograph The Philosophy of Rhythm: Aesthetics,Music, Poetics, edited by Peter Cheyne, Andy Hamilton and Max Paddison, published by Oxford University Press, 2019. Concept of rhythm is analysed from different perspectives—philosophical, musicological and psychological. It considers a multidisciplinary approach and also includes both analyticand continental philosophical traditions. Rhythm is viewed as a pulse that is going through variousmetric structures including particular pieces of music, paintings, examples of poetry and philosophy.Twenty eight authors from the entire world discuss rhythm and specify definitions of rhythm. They tryto give answers on crucial questions uniting experienced rhythm in philosophy and arts, thus giving animportant contribution to rhythm studies. The book is organised thematically and based on differentaspects of rhythm manifestations. The main questions of the research are as follows: How is rhythmexperienced? Does rhythm necessarily involve movement? Why rhythm is so deeply rooted in human?How can static configurations be rhythmic? How does a rhythmic structure change from a stable pattern to a flexible texture? All these questions concern two interwoven issues common for the volume ingeneral: immanence of rhythm to arts and human experience of it.

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