From the terrific Philosophy Talk by Ken Taylor and John Perry of Stanford University, a very interesting and thought-provoking podcast featuring Peter Kivy: The Philosophy of Music. A description from the site:
Most people enjoy music daily and have strong listening preferences. Music – along with love – is often thought of as a universal language. But what makes a collection of sounds a piece of music as opposed to just noise? Can music teach us anything? And is the value of music objective? This program explores what philosophy has to tell us about music – and vice versa.
An extended, thorough conversation at just under 55 minutes, the podcast is as usual entertaining and accessible, and an interesting survey of these fundamental questions. Available for listening or download here.
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