Listening and Voice

Don Ihde is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. He is the author of many books, including Experimental Phenomenology: An Introduction, also published by SUNY Press, and Bodies in Technology.

"…an imaginative application of phenomenological investigation … this highly accessible work creatively engages phenomenological concepts … It will appeal to readers in many different disciplines—from philosophy to musicology to psychology and linguistics." — CHOICE"…finally, a little-known gem has reappeared … clear, commonsense examples dominate this sagacious book." — ThScore"The significance and importance of the topic, and centrality of the topic to a particular field of study, is directly related to Ihde's strong reputation. His work is central to any study of the interface between the human body and technology, and his reputation began with, and still includes, the first edition of this book. He has been important to the field for thirty years and continues to contribute new insights." — Lenore Langsdorf, coeditor of Recovering Pragmatism's Voice: The Classical Tradition, Rorty, and the Philosophy of Communication"This book is pathbreaking. It is still the only detailed phenomenology of listening and voice that we have. Philosophy, up until Ihde, was obsessed with visual representation and visual metaphors. Ihde contrasts visual perception with aural experiments, mixing up the examples and talking about pop music and opera in the same analytical voice." — Trevor Pinch, coauthor of Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer

• List of Illustrations Preface to the SUNY Press Edition Introduction (to the Original) Part I Introduction 1. In Praise of Sound2. Under the Signs of Husserl and Heidegger3. First Phenomenology Part II Description 4. The Auditory Dimension5. The Shapes of Sound6. The Auditory Field7. Timeful Sound8. Auditory Horizons Part III The Imaginative Mode 9. The Polyphony of Experience10. Auditory Imagination11. Inner Speech Part IV Voice 12. The Center of Language13. Music and Word14. Silence and Word15. Dramaturgical Voice16. The Face, Voice, and Silence Part V Phenomenologies 17. A Phenomenology of Voice18. Auditory Imagination19. Listening Part VI Acoustic Technologies 20. Bach to Rock: Amplification21. Jazz Embodied: Instrumentation22. Embodying Hearing Devices: Digitalization23. Embodiment, Technologies, and Musics NotesIndex