A skeptical position on “musical emotions” and an alternative proposal

Key premises of the target article by Juslin & Västfjäll (J&V) are challenged. It is also shown that most of the six “psychological mechanisms” proposed by the authors as underlying the induction of emotion by music involve nonmusical proximal causes. As a replacement for “musical emotions,”...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2008-10, Vol.31 (5), p.582-584
Main Author: Konecni, Vladimir J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
Emotions
Music
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Summary:Key premises of the target article by Juslin & Västfjäll (J&V) are challenged. It is also shown that most of the six “psychological mechanisms” proposed by the authors as underlying the induction of emotion by music involve nonmusical proximal causes. As a replacement for “musical emotions,” the state of being-moved – from the recently developed Aesthetic Trinity Theory – is proposed.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X08005372