På sporet etter den estetiske erfaring : om "det estetiske" i musikkpedagogikk og musikktenkning, med fokus på tenkning omkring den estetiske erfaring og "det estetiske" i Tyskland ved inngangen til et nytt årtusen

Abstract

The term "aesthetic experience" and even the single word "aesthetic" are central terms in the international discussion debating music education. The debaters on each side of the discussion use the terms as if their meaning was absolutely clear. The thesis tries to show that this is not so, and that there is a certain ambiguity in the use of the terms. The contending parties lean on different geographical and philosophical traditions, respectively the Anglo-American and the Middle-European ones. This is problematic, since it leads to misunderstandings and even to contrary and conflicting statements about the aesthetic experience and the aesthetic. Starting with an analysis of the understanding of the term in the Nordic respectively in the Anglo-American traditions, the thesis explores the development of the terms' usage in Germany from the 1960ies up to today. Two actual German music pedagogical-philosophical positions that in different ways build on the aesthetic experience are put under a more detailed examination.