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Comment
. 2021 Sep 30:44:e82.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X20000965.

Pluralism provides the best chance for addressing big questions about music

Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis  1
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Pluralism provides the best chance for addressing big questions about music

Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis. Behav Brain Sci. .

Abstract

Studying a complex cultural phenomenon like music requires many kinds of expertise. Savage et al. adopt a pluralistic approach, considering multiple forms of evidence and perspectives from multiple fields. This commentary argues that a similar scholarly ecumenicism should be embraced by more studies of music and other cultural phenomena.

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  • Music as a coevolved system for social bonding.
    Savage PE, Loui P, Tarr B, Schachner A, Glowacki L, Mithen S, Fitch WT. Savage PE, et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2020 Aug 20;44:e59. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X20000333. Behav Brain Sci. 2020. PMID: 32814608

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