Music and the Emotions

• Preface, I The emotions, II The repudiation of emotion, III Motion and emotion in music, IV Sexual emotion in Ideal Motion, V The world as embodied music, VI Music as unconsummated symbol, VII Music as the expression of emotion, VIII Meaning, emotion and information in music, Summary conclusion, Notes, Index

'Malcolm Budd's excellent book is a useful introduction.' - Philosophical Quarterly'Budd's careful critique of previous theories is devastating.' - Times Literary Supplement'I have never read such precise expositions of the philosophical views under discussion, nor such conclusive objections to them.' - Philosophical Review'Budd's systematic and elegant refutation of the leading theories puts the whole topic in a new light.' - Mind'For some time now it has been apparent that there was a good book to be written on the subject. I am happy to say that this is it.' - British Journal of Aesthetics