Why Music Moves Us

Music has extraordinary power to move us, but how and why does it affect us? What is going on, emotionally, physically and cognitively when listeners have strong emotional responses to music? This is a highly readable, original and philosophically important book for anyone who has ever been moved by music.

JEANETTE BICKNELL teaches philosophy in Toronto, Canada. She has written widely on aesthetics and philosophy of music.

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
The Tears of Odysseus	p. 1
History: Music Gives Voice to the Ineffable	p. 23
Tears, Chills and Broken Bones	p. 45
The Music Itself	p. 61
Explaining Strong Emotional Responses to Music I	p. 77
Explaining Strong Emotional Responses to Music II	p. 89
The Sublime, Revisited	p. 117
Conclusion: Values	p. 139
Bibliographic Notes	p. 151
Index	p. 161
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