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of that music between new possibilities for subjective expression, and
the ways in which the forms of that expression can rigidify into objec-
tified conventions simply does not fit Heidegger’s framework. Despite
Wittgenstein’s limited historical perspective and his often rather na ̈ıve
view of social issues, by taking the entanglement of music and philos-
ophy seriously he offers a more plausible interrogation of the focus of
modern philosophy than does Heidegger. It is, however, Adorno who
has generally been seen as proposing the most challenging account of
the modern relationships between music and philosophy. In thenext
chapterI shall therefore consider to what extent this judgement can be
legitimated.