Philip Alperson

Philip Alperson (born April 12, 1946 in Hartford (Connecticut) ) is an American philosopher . His research is mainly in the field of musical aesthetics . Alperson founded the Center for Vietnamese Philosophy, Culture, and Society at Temple University in Philadelphia in 2004 , a unique institution with the aim of mutual understanding because of the US war against Vietnam (1965–1973).

Educational path

Philip Alperson received his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Tufts University in 1968 , his Master of Arts (MA) in 1973 and his Doctor of Philosophy ( Ph.D. ) in Philosophy from the University of Toronto (Canada) in 1979 .

career path

Philip Alperson has been a professor (now emeritus) at the traditional Temple University in Philadelphia (USA) since 1999 . In 2010/11 he held the endowed professorship of the State of Styria at the Institute for Music Aesthetics at the University of Art in Graz (Austria); in 2012 he was a Fulbright Scholar at the Sibelius Academy Helsinki (Finland). From 1993 to 2003 Alperson published the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism , the world's leading journal in the field of aesthetics. His books and essays have been published by renowned academic publishers such as Oxford University Press and Blackwell. Alperson is General Editor (Series Editor) of the Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts at Wiley / Blackwell (Cambridge, MA - Oxford, UK).

Philosophy of music

At the center of Philip Alperson's research interests is the philosophy of music. In contrast to other authors who regard music as text or work , Alperson sees music primarily as a practice , as a form of human action. Georg Mohr characterizes the related position in the field of debates as follows: "Philip Alperson, one of the most important voices in Anglo-Saxon music philosophy, criticizes analytical music aesthetics for narrowing the focus solely on 'intrinsic-aesthetic' properties of music In return for a sensitization of the music philosophy for musical practices outside of 'classical music' and their social contexts. In doing so, he refers in particular to the improvisational culture of jazz. " As a jazz saxophonist, Alperson is particularly close to improvisation , which is action and not text. Alperson's view is not limited to the western musical tradition; he has also published on philosophical aspects of Indian and Vietnamese music.

Center for Vietnamese Philosophy, Culture, and Society

In September 2004, Philip Alperson founded the Center for Vietnamese Philosophy, Culture, and Society in Philadelphia. As head of this facility at Temple University , he was able to raise 1.4 million US dollars (including from the Ford Foundation ) in funding in five years ; they came and will benefit the preservation and development of the Vietnamese culture. Alperson was received and honored for this in 2009 by the Vietnamese President Nguyễn Minh Triết in Hanoi .

Publications

Books

• The perfect keeps away. Aesthetic approximations. (= Studies on Valuation Research. Vol. 53) Universal Edition, Vienna - London - New York 2012 (together with Andreas Dorschel ), ISBN 978-3-7024-7146-0 .
• (Ed.) Diversity and Community. An Interdisciplinary Reader. Blackwell, Cambridge, MA - Oxford 2002, ISBN 0-631-21946-3 .
• (Ed.) Musical Worlds. New Directions in the Philosophy of Music. Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 1998, ISBN 0-271-01769-4 .
• What is music? An Introduction to the Philosophy of Music. Haven, New York 1994, ISBN 0-271-01318-4 .
• The Philosophy of Visual Arts. Oxford University Press, New York 1992, ISBN 0-19-505975-1 .

Articles (selection)

• Facing the music. Voices from the margins. In: Topoi 29 (2009), pp. 91-96.
• Music, Mind, and Morality. Arousing the Body Politic. In: Journal of Aesthetic Education 42 (2008) (together with Noël Carroll).
• When Composers Have to Be Performers. In: Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 49 (1991), pp. 369-373.
• The Arts of Music. In: Journal of Philosophy 88 (1991), pp. 555-565.
• What is a Temporal Art? In: Midwest Studies in Philosophy 16 (1991), pp. 439-450 (together with Jerrold Levinson).
• Aristotle on Jazz. Philosophical Reflections on Jazz and Jazz Education. In: Council for Research in Music Education Bulletin 95 (1987), pp. 39-60.
• On musical improvisation. In: Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 43 (1984), pp. 17-29.

literature

• Constantijn Koopman: Music Education: Aesthetic or "Praxial"? In: Journal of Aesthetic Education 32 (1998), pp. 1-17.
• David J. Elliott: Music Matters: A New Philosophy (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995) (see register: Alperson, Philip)
• Thomas A. Regelski: Response to Philip Alperson, “Robust Praxialism and the Anti-aesthetic Turn”. In: Philosophy of Music Education Review 18 (2010), pp. 196-203.
• Peter Rinderle: Solving the Antinomy between the Aesthetics and the Politics of Music. In: Proceedings of the European Society for Aesthetics 2 (2010), pp. 443-453.

Web links

• Homepage of Philip Alperson, Temple University Philadelphia
• Center for Vietnamese Philosophy, Culture, and Society

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alperson takes a look back at his educational path in 'Reflections on my musical reflections', in ders./ Andreas Dorschel , Perfection stays away. Aesthetic approximations (Vienna - London - New York, NY: Universal Edition, 2012), pp. 241–248.
2. ↑ Kirchschlager teaches at the Kunstuni Graz.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Message from Codex Flores dated August 16, 2010.  
3. ↑ Fulbright Center Grantees 2012-2013. ( Memento from December 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
4. ^ Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts at Wiley / Blackwell .
5. ↑ Work by Alperson on the philpapers website .
6. ↑ In particular Philip Alperson: Robust Praxialism and the Anti-Aesthetic Turn. In: Philosophy of Music Education Review 18 (2010), pp. 171–193 with reaction and further considerations (PDF; 991 kB) Thomas Regelskis.
7. ↑ Georg Mohr, 'Focus on music philosophy.' In: German Journal for Philosophy 57 (2009), pp. 876–878, p. 878.
8. ^ State President Praises US University's Vietnamese Cultural Studies. In: TalkVietnam.com of August 8, 2009.
9. ↑ Wolfgang Böhler: Review. ( Memento from September 6, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: Codex flores , August 28, 2013.
10. ↑ Freely accessible excerpt from Project Muse ( memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .