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'The Whole City Must Never Cease Singing': Plato and the Community of the Musical 'Nomos'

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Title: 'The Whole City Must Never Cease Singing': Plato and the Community of the Musical 'Nomos'
Language: English
Authors: Christian Vassilev, Emil Devedjiev
Source: Philosophy of Music Education Review. 2024 32(1):46-61.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Music, Role, Community, Group Unity, Music Education
DOI: 10.2979/pme.00006
ISSN: 1063-5734
1543-3412
Abstract: This paper explores the fundamental tenets of Plato's philosophy of education, particularly his views on a practice of great educational potential: communal musical participation. According to Plato, music can attune the individual and the community to cosmic harmony and this, in turn, is the only way to form and maintain a community. The paper explores how the concepts of "ethos" and "nomos" are utilized to explain music's role in community cohesion. It argues that Plato's understanding of the power of immediate and pre-reflective participation in music can provide valuable insight for contemporary philosophy of music education. The concept of "nomos," in particular, allows music educators to take this frame of thought to better understand the role of music in creating communities.
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Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1438241
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This paper explores the fundamental tenets of Plato's philosophy of education, particularly his views on a practice of great educational potential: communal musical participation. According to Plato, music can attune the individual and the community to cosmic harmony and this, in turn, is the only way to form and maintain a community. The paper explores how the concepts of "ethos" and "nomos" are utilized to explain music's role in community cohesion. It argues that Plato's understanding of the power of immediate and pre-reflective participation in music can provide valuable insight for contemporary philosophy of music education. The concept of "nomos," in particular, allows music educators to take this frame of thought to better understand the role of music in creating communities.
ISSN:1063-5734
1543-3412
DOI:10.2979/pme.00006