Musical theory in the works of Aristotle

• Grant number: 08/10592-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: September 01, 2009
• End date: July 31, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Philosophy - History of Philosophy
• Principal Investigator: Marco Antônio de Ávila Zingano
• Grantee: Seline Gulgonen
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 05/58322-7 - The philosophy of Aristotle, AP.TEM

Abstract

This research project focuses on the Aristotelian theory of musics and intends to develop this topic according to two directions: (a) an interpretation of the musical theory in Aristotle, firstly as an aesthetic phenomenon, but then also as what regards its role in the constitution of the moral character of individuals and its significance from a political point of view as well; (b) its importance to the musical theory as it was produced in Antiquity.