The "Sound of Power": Investigating Polyphone Actions and the Perception of Polyphony
This article considers polyphony from an action-theoretical angle. The notion of polyphony can be used for a comprehensive philosophical account of human agency, especially group agency. Actions can be described as polyphone either by describing the intentional stance of the agents, or the action it...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centre de recherches sur les arts et le langage
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Transposition |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/transposition/137 |
| Summary: | This article considers polyphony from an action-theoretical angle. The notion of polyphony can be used for a comprehensive philosophical account of human agency, especially group agency. Actions can be described as polyphone either by describing the intentional stance of the agents, or the action itself which can only be executed by two or more agents. Understanding both aspects sheds light on the question what kind of normativity and knowledge thereof is required for agents of collective actions. A normative account of group agency is proposed that can take into account this understanding of normativity that the agents possess themselves while maintaining the premise of methodological individualism. Concerning the origins of polyphony as musical notion, understanding polyphone structures reflects the human capacity for acting in concert. |
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| ISSN: | 2110-6134 |