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The British Journal of Aesthetics 2004 44(2):113-134; doi:10.1093/bjaesthetics/44.2.113
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Can a Musical Work Be Created?

Ben Caplan1 and Carl Matheson2

1 Department of Philosophy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2. Email: ben_caplan{at}umanitoba.ca 2 Department of Philosophy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2. Email: matheso{at}cc.umanitoba.ca

Can a musical work be created? Some say ‘no’. But, we argue, there is no handbook of universally accepted metaphysical truths that they can use to justify their answer. Others say ‘yes’. They have to find abstract objects that can plausibly be identified with musical works, show that abstract objects of this sort can be created, and show that such abstract objects can persist. But, we argue, none of the standard views about what a musical work is allows musical works both to be created and to persist.


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