Date of Award
Spring 2024
Degree Type
Thesis
Department
Philosophy
Director of Thesis
Dr. Michael Dickson
First Reader
Dr. Christopher Tollefsen
Second Reader
Dr. Christopher Tollefsen
Abstract
Philosophers have posed many difficult-to-answer questions regarding music. For example, what counts as beautiful music? Can beauty be objectified, or is beauty in the eye of the beholder? What counts as a performance of a piece of music? Besides, what counts as music anyways? Where does the noise stop, and where does the music begin? In this thesis, I want to show that the Christian worldview offers the philosophical building blocks to answer these questions. By working with biblical truths and Christian presuppositions, I hope to show that the Christian worldview can offer satisfying answers to these philosophical questions.
First Page
1
Last Page
41
Recommended Citation
Gardner, Eric S., "A Third Way: Christian Philosophy of Music" (2024). Senior Theses. 678.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses/678
Rights
© 2024, Eric Gardner
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