Galileo and the ‘Invention’ of Opera

A Study in the Phenomenology of Consciousness

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Phenomenology, Ancient
Cover of the book Galileo and the ‘Invention’ of Opera by F. Kersten, Springer Netherlands
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: F. Kersten ISBN: 9789401589314
Publisher: Springer Netherlands Publication: April 18, 2013
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: F. Kersten
ISBN: 9789401589314
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication: April 18, 2013
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

Intended for scholars in the fields of philosophy, history of science and music, this book examines the legacy of the historical coincidence of the emergence of science and opera in the early modern period. But instead of regarding them as finished products or examining their genesis, or `common ground', or `parallel' ideas, opera and science are explored by a phenomenology of the formulations of consciousness (Gurwitsch) as compossible tasks to be accomplished in common (Schutz) which share an ideal possibility or `essence' (Husserl). Although the ideas of Galileo and Monteverdi form the parameters of the domain of phenomenological clarification, the scope of discussion extends from Classical ideas of science and music down to the beginning of the nineteenth century, but always with reference to the experience of sharing the sociality of a common world from which they are drawn (Plessner) and to which those ideas have given shape, meaning and even substance. At the same time, this approach provides a non-historicist alternative to understanding the arts and science of the modern period by critically clarifying the idea of whether their compossibility can rest on any other formulation of consciousness.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Intended for scholars in the fields of philosophy, history of science and music, this book examines the legacy of the historical coincidence of the emergence of science and opera in the early modern period. But instead of regarding them as finished products or examining their genesis, or `common ground', or `parallel' ideas, opera and science are explored by a phenomenology of the formulations of consciousness (Gurwitsch) as compossible tasks to be accomplished in common (Schutz) which share an ideal possibility or `essence' (Husserl). Although the ideas of Galileo and Monteverdi form the parameters of the domain of phenomenological clarification, the scope of discussion extends from Classical ideas of science and music down to the beginning of the nineteenth century, but always with reference to the experience of sharing the sociality of a common world from which they are drawn (Plessner) and to which those ideas have given shape, meaning and even substance. At the same time, this approach provides a non-historicist alternative to understanding the arts and science of the modern period by critically clarifying the idea of whether their compossibility can rest on any other formulation of consciousness.

More books from Springer Netherlands

Cover of the book Coastal Karst Landforms by F. Kersten
Cover of the book Predicative Forms in Natural Language and in Lexical Knowledge Bases by F. Kersten
Cover of the book Eco-Management Accounting by F. Kersten
Cover of the book Beyond the Inner and the Outer by F. Kersten
Cover of the book New Perspectives on Cybernetics by F. Kersten
Cover of the book Forests of Iran by F. Kersten
Cover of the book The Internationalization of the Japanese Economy by F. Kersten
Cover of the book Spectral Methods in Chemistry and Physics by F. Kersten
Cover of the book Revolution, Idealism and Human Freedom: Schelling Hölderlin and Hegel and the Crisis of Early German Idealism by F. Kersten
Cover of the book The Fallacy of Corporate Moral Agency by F. Kersten
Cover of the book Phenomenology in Practice and Theory by F. Kersten
Cover of the book Indian Philosophy of Religion by F. Kersten
Cover of the book (Over)Interpreting Wittgenstein by F. Kersten
Cover of the book Colour Atlas of Clinical Rheumatology by F. Kersten
Cover of the book City Imaging: Regeneration, Renewal and Decay by F. Kersten
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy