Philosophy of Improvisation - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Theory and Practice (Hardcover)

This volume brings together philosophical and interdisciplinary perspectives on improvisation. The contributions connect the theoretical dimensions of improvisation with different viewpoints on its practice in the arts and the classroom. The chapters address the phenomenon of improvisation in two related ways. On the one hand, they attend to the lived practices of improvisation both within and without the arts in order to explain the phenomenon. They also extend the scope of improvisational practices to include the role of improvisation in habit and in planned action, at both individual and collective levels. Drawing on recent work done in the philosophy of mind, they address questions such as whether improvisation is a single unified phenomenon or whether it entails different senses that can be discerned theoretically and practically. Finally, they ask after the special kind of improvisational expertise which characterizes musicians, dancers, and other practitioners, an expertise marked by the artist's ability to participate competently in complex situations while deliberately relinquishing control. Philosophy of Improvisation will appeal to anyone with a strong interest in improvisation, to researchers working in philosophy, aesthetics, and pedagogy as well as practitioners involved in different kinds of music, dance, and theater performances.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Aesthetics
Release date:	June 2021
First published:	2021
Editors:	Susanne Ravn • Simon Hoffding • James McGuirk
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	218
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-54021-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > Performance art Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General
LSN:	0-367-54021-5
Barcode:	9780367540210

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