Date of Award
Spring 2024
Degree Type
Thesis
Department
Philosophy
Director of Thesis
Dr. Michael Dickson
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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