Lydia Goehr's guest appearances

Lydia Goehr

Radical Philosophy

Being Human

Professor Lydia Goehr workshop: 'The figure of Four'

Heather Widdows

Donna Haraway

Carrie Jenkins

Tommie Shelby

Elizabeth Anderson

Adriana Helbig

Ursula Heise

Denise Russell

Helen Beebee

Lisa Bortolotti

Amie Thomasson

Julie Bindel

Andrea Brady

Lisa Tessman

Susan Wolf

OwlTail

Philosophy of Music - Professor Lydia Goehr discusses what the purpose and value of music is and explains about analytic and historical philosophical approaches to music.

 Philosophy of Music - Professor Lydia Goehr

Lydia Goehr is a professor of philosophy at Columbia University. Her work focuses on aesthetic theory, particularly the history and philosophy of music. Her first book, The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works, was widely influential for its exploration of what she calls the “work-concept,” or the set of beliefs and assumptions that have governed the West's performance and appreciation of music for the last 200 years. In her book, Professor Goehr shows various implications of the work-concept, such as musicians’ believing that they should carefully follow a score rather than improvising around its central theme, or spectators feeling that they should sit quiet and still throughout a performance. 

<p>Lydia Goehr is a professor of philosophy at Columbia University. Her work focuses on aesthetic theory, particularly the history and philosophy of music. Her first book, <em>The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works</em>, was widely influential for its exploration of what she calls the “work-concept,” or the set of beliefs and assumptions that have governed the West's performance and appreciation of music for the last 200 years. In her book, Professor Goehr shows various implications of the work-concept, such as musicians’ believing that they should carefully follow a score rather than improvising around its central theme, or spectators feeling that they should sit quiet and still throughout a performance. </p>

Life in the Middle of the Atlantic: An Interview with Lydia Goehr