Musical Manipulations and the Emotionally Extended Mind
January 5, 2015 DOI: 10.18061/emr.v9i3-4.4496 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that active listening involves manipulation and integration with music, forming a musically extended cognitive system, and that Kersten's account would benefit from considering music's function as an environmental artifact for emotion regulation. |
Abstract
I respond to Kersten’s criticism in his article “Music and Cognitive Extension” of my approach to the musically extended emotional mind in Krueger (2014). I specify how we manipulate—and in so doing, integrate with—music when, as active listeners, we become part of a musically extended cognitive system. I also indicate how Kersten’s account might be enriched by paying closer attention to the way that music functions as an environmental artifact for emotion regulation.