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Book SynopsisIn this capstone work of his career, Bruce W. Wilshire builds on William James’s concept of the much-at-once to develop a holistic philosophy of the experiencing body, giving special attention to the importance of music, and engaging a rich array of thinkers and composers ranging from Jefferson and James to Beethoven and Mahler.
Trade Review"The Much-at-Once is an extraordinary edifice, a cathedral of concepts, a summa of Bruce Wilshire's distinguished and diverse writings. It is unprecedented in our time." -- -Edward S. Casey Stony Brook University, SUNY "For decades, the late Bruce Wilshire has showered us with incandescent prose, teaching us to reflect and see beyond the banal, the habitual, the perpetual vises that often render our experiencing inert. In this last bequest from Wilshire, he teaches us how to listen, how to hear." -- -John J. McDermott University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities in Medicine, Texas A&M University
Table of ContentsForeword by Edward S. Casey Preface Prologue Part I: Music, Ecstasy, the Body 1. Music, the Body, Existence 2. Splitting of Sacred from Secular? 3. Where Are We? Locations and Dis-locations 4. Breaking the Trance of Mentalism Lingering Afterword Part II: Music, Art, Science, Genius 5. Fugal Strands to Be Woven 6. The United States: Experimental Nation 7. Music of Science, Thought, and the Body 8. The Mind of Music Final Benediction: Ritual as Music Appendixes A. More on Fugue, Mind, and Self B. Can Brain Science Tell Us Who We Are? C. The Body-Schema and Dimensions of Empathy Afterword by Gil Wilshire Works Cited Index
