Has Music Positive or Negative effects on People’s Moral Character?
Metallica and Philosophy a Crash Course in Brain Surgery by William Irwin, is a book in which different philosophers use Metallica’s work to illustrate different topics (which some could be controversial, such as suicide, war, government, etc.) and how these lyrics have an effect on the listeners. Chapter 1 (Whisper Things into my Brain- Metallica, Emotions, and Morality) is written by the author Robert Fudge, an Associate Professor of Philosophy of Weber State University. Having a Ph.D., an M.A., and a B.A. in Philosophy makes him a well-educated philosopher who professionally contributes to the book. By taking a two sided argument he analyses whether certain styles of music can have negative or positive effects on the listener’s moral …show more content…
9). In his analysis he establishes the comparison of the two sides of the argument with the usage of the words; “non-rational passions,” these words can easily connect to the reader’s thoughts because it is a strong phrase to which the reader might identify with since this feeling of (non-rational passions) can be very common in a human being. He goes into further explanation of how by listening to certain songs can help the listeners express certain thoughts such as fear, anger, depression, etc. instead of suppress them by pretending that everything is fine, or by tying to ignore them. Even though for this specific part of his analysis Fudge does not use elements of Metallica (songs), he maintains a neutral position in the argument because he establishes a fair contrast of the two philosophers Plato and Aristotle and their separate ideas. The chapter is perceived the argumentative style of the analysis by contrasting a negative effect, followed by a positive effect that music has on the body, and so
Metallica and Philosophy a Crash Course in Brain Surgery by William Irwin, is a book in which different philosophers use Metallica’s work to illustrate different topics (which some could be controversial, such as suicide, war, government, etc.) and how these lyrics have an effect on the listeners. Chapter 1 (Whisper Things into my Brain- Metallica, Emotions, and Morality) is written by the author Robert Fudge, an Associate Professor of Philosophy of Weber State University. Having a Ph.D., an M.A., and a B.A. in Philosophy makes him a well-educated philosopher who professionally contributes to the book. By taking a two sided argument he analyses whether certain styles of music can have negative or positive effects on the listener’s moral …show more content…
9). In his analysis he establishes the comparison of the two sides of the argument with the usage of the words; “non-rational passions,” these words can easily connect to the reader’s thoughts because it is a strong phrase to which the reader might identify with since this feeling of (non-rational passions) can be very common in a human being. He goes into further explanation of how by listening to certain songs can help the listeners express certain thoughts such as fear, anger, depression, etc. instead of suppress them by pretending that everything is fine, or by tying to ignore them. Even though for this specific part of his analysis Fudge does not use elements of Metallica (songs), he maintains a neutral position in the argument because he establishes a fair contrast of the two philosophers Plato and Aristotle and their separate ideas. The chapter is perceived the argumentative style of the analysis by contrasting a negative effect, followed by a positive effect that music has on the body, and so