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Review of the Symposium “Was ist Musikphilosophie?”

Review by Julia Freund (University of Giessen) On 23 and 24 November 2019, the so-called “Probesaal” of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig (HMT) turned into a vibrant hub of musico-philosophical discussions, with 15 talks in plenary sessions, linked by a continuous exchange of thoughts, questions and hypotheses that stretched well into the breaks and evenings. And still, time always...

Book series dedicated to Music and Philosophy

Philosophy has been concerned with music since Antiquity, and it still
approaches music from ever new perspectives. So far, however, there has
never been a book series dedicated specifically to topic of the
philosophy of music. This newly founded series publishes monographs and
essay collections reflecting the great variety of approaches and
traditions in both philosophy and musicology.

New Journal: Avant. Journal of the Philosophical-Interdisciplinary Vanguard

Project Avant was originally initiated by students, yet it is currently realized with the help of both PhD students and young academics. This feature of the project (one may call it “the freshness“) is an especially important part of the entire idea. Our project is under supervision of the Institute of Philosophy in the Department of Humanities of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland...

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