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Peter Kivy

Aesthetics

Peter Kivy lived from 1934 to 2017 and was professor emeritus of musicology and philosophy at Rutgers University, where he studied the philosophy of music. He is recognized for proposing the contour theory in his book The Corded Shell, a precursor to literalism in music philosophy, and for his theoretical work on how instrumental music expresses emotion, arguing that music can express only those emotions that have obvious behavioral expressions in humans.

Facts
Birth Year
1934 2
Defining Moment
Argued that music can express only emotions that have obvious behavioral expression in humans 2
Birth Date
1934-10-22 2
Notable Publication
The Corded Shell: Reflections on Musical Expression 2
Office Held
Professor Emeritus of Musicology and Philosophy, Rutgers University 2
Death Year
2017 2
Death Date
2017-05-06 2
Tradition
Philosophy of music 2
Classification
Nationality
United States 1
Tradition
Tradition (category)
Analytic 2
Connections

In Branch

Aesthetics, Branches of Philosophy
Source Peter Kivy - Wikipedia

In Tradition

Analytic Philosophy, Schools of Philosophy
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Nationality

United States

Also in History Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Master Philosophy: Peter Kivy
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Nationality: American
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2. Peter Kivy - Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph (born)
    October 22, 1934
  • Lead paragraph (birth date)
    October 22, 1934
  • Lead paragraph (died)
    May 6, 2017
  • Lead paragraph (death date)
    May 6, 2017
  • Lead paragraph (field)
    where he studied the philosophy of music
  • Works section
    The Corded Shell: Reflections on Musical Expression
  • Lead paragraph (position)
    professor emeritus of musicology and philosophy at Rutgers University
  • Biography section (musical emotion)
    obvious behavioral expression
  • In Group: Analytic Aesthetics, Lead
    Peter Kivy (October 22, 1934, May 6, 2017) was professor emeritus of musicology and philosophy at Rutgers University.
  • In Branch: Aesthetics, Lead
    His early work was on the 18th-century British aesthetics, primarily Francis Hutcheson.
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Wikidata: Peter Kivy
Wikidata Q7175228, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)View the Source
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