Lydia Goehr Fred & Fannie Mack Professor of Humanities in the Department of Philosophy, Columbia University Author Lydia Goehr is Fred and Fannie Mack Professor of Humanities in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University. She is the author of The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works: An Essay in the Philosophy of Music ; The Quest for Voice: Music, Politics, and the Limits of Philosophy; Elective Affinities: Musical Essays on the History of Aesthetic Theory; Red Sea-Red Square-Red Thread. A Philosophical Detective Story; David Lean: Filmmaker and Philosopher. Her current project is Violin Lessons: Notes toward a Philosophy of Practice. Participant In: Music and Mind March 22nd, 2025 at 2:30PM Past Event Watch the video » Pan played the Flute, Orpheus the lyre, Jimi Hendrix the guitar, Mickey Hart the drums. Melody, whether harmony or dissonance, could soothe the brow, agitate the body, or link with the mystical. In the 6th century BCE Pythagoras, listening to the “music of the spheres”, uncovered the celestial mechanics and mathematics inherent to music. Music… read more »
Music and Mind March 22nd, 2025 at 2:30PM Past Event Watch the video » Pan played the Flute, Orpheus the lyre, Jimi Hendrix the guitar, Mickey Hart the drums. Melody, whether harmony or dissonance, could soothe the brow, agitate the body, or link with the mystical. In the 6th century BCE Pythagoras, listening to the “music of the spheres”, uncovered the celestial mechanics and mathematics inherent to music. Music… read more »