The Power of Music for Farabi: A Case Study as to Gender

Abu Nasr Farabi focuses on influence of the music on emotions and emotional problems including extreme emotions and moods. But how effective is music in changing a specific emotional issue? This essay reports what is probably the first scientific study of the effect of music on a precise extreme moo...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7065450645cd4a94b71fcfd7f7afb9792021-11-29T06:23:05ZThe Power of Music for Farabi: A Case Study as to Gender2251-79602423-441910.22034/jpiut.2021.46639.2876https://doaj.org/article/7065450645cd4a94b71fcfd7f7afb9792021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_13856_e16b089d783a5e30e71107e99eb51077.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2251-7960https://doaj.org/toc/2423-4419Abu Nasr Farabi focuses on influence of the music on emotions and emotional problems including extreme emotions and moods. But how effective is music in changing a specific emotional issue? This essay reports what is probably the first scientific study of the effect of music on a precise extreme mood. Using a randomized experiment, we measure how a music affects sexism. More specifically, the experiment measures the extent to which a piece of music that we have created weakens the belief among some Muslims that women are not as suitable as men for positions of chairmanship. We find that the music reduces sexism by 22.48 percent, compared to a control treatment that presents the same argument and story verbally. Results, moreover, indicate that prejudice against women is not an inherent feature of Islam and is rather a function of the descriptive beliefs that prevail in some Islamic societies regarding women’s capabilities.Nadia MaftouniUniversity of TabrizarticlefarabimusicgenderemotionswomenPhilosophy (General)B1-5802ENFAPhilosophical Investigations, Vol 15, Iss 36, Pp 319-327 (2021)
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The Power of Music for Farabi: A Case Study as to Gender
description Abu Nasr Farabi focuses on influence of the music on emotions and emotional problems including extreme emotions and moods. But how effective is music in changing a specific emotional issue? This essay reports what is probably the first scientific study of the effect of music on a precise extreme mood. Using a randomized experiment, we measure how a music affects sexism. More specifically, the experiment measures the extent to which a piece of music that we have created weakens the belief among some Muslims that women are not as suitable as men for positions of chairmanship. We find that the music reduces sexism by 22.48 percent, compared to a control treatment that presents the same argument and story verbally. Results, moreover, indicate that prejudice against women is not an inherent feature of Islam and is rather a function of the descriptive beliefs that prevail in some Islamic societies regarding women’s capabilities.
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