{"product_id":"the-music-between-us-is-music-a-universal-language-paperback","title":"The Music Between Us: Is Music a Universal Language? - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen Marie Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom our first social bonding as infants to the funeral rites that mark our passing, music plays an important role in our lives, bringing us closer to one another. In \u003ci\u003eThe Music between Us\u003c\/i\u003e, philosopher Kathleen Marie Higgins investigates this role, examining the features of human perception that enable music's uncanny ability to provoke, despite its myriad forms across continents and throughout centuries, the sense of a shared human experience. Drawing on disciplines such as philosophy, psychology, musicology, linguistics, and anthropology, Higgins's richly researched study showcases the ways music is used in rituals, education, work, healing, and as a source of security and--perhaps most importantly--joy. By participating so integrally in such meaningful facets of society, Higgins argues, music situates itself as one of the most fundamental bridges between people, a truly cross-cultural form of communication that can create solidarity across political divides. Moving beyond the well-worn takes on music's universality, \u003ci\u003eThe Music between Us\u003c\/i\u003e provides a new understanding of what it means to be musical and, in turn, human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Marie Higgins \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Music of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNietzsche's \"Zarathustra\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454513234098,"sku":"9780226142852","price":55.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2c26c226e3fb9191a38835036605b9ba.webp?v=1778853091","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-music-between-us-is-music-a-universal-language-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}