Forum: Philosophy
11-22-2019, 11:59 PM
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Science article: The World in Song...
Science article: The World in Song (https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6468/944) - summarizes new findings about music.
Scientists find that, first, music is universal. It's used in every...
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Forum: Philosophy
12-03-2018, 03:18 PM
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So you take a mother's heartbeat, the most...
So you take a mother's heartbeat, the most reassuring thing -- and maybe you attach onto that a melody and/or lyric of deep sadness. Now it gets complicated, what is our emotional reaction now?
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Forum: Philosophy
12-01-2018, 11:14 AM
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People like music because they like *patterns*....
People like music because they like *patterns*. If the patterns are too obvious, we say the music is lame. When the patterns are typical enough to recognize, but unusual enough to be surprising, we...
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Forum: Philosophy
02-04-2016, 07:18 PM
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In another sense though --
If a piece of art...
In another sense though --
If a piece of art becomes well-known, and is thought to be important enough to pay attention to, it actually then contributes to all future art.
When someone sits...
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Forum: Philosophy
02-01-2016, 01:28 PM
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I do believe the song has...
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I do believe the song has replaced the poem as how we express ourselves in this way. Each word carefully chosen, and Bly and Springsteen create very vivid pictures in our heads with as...
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Forum: Philosophy
02-01-2016, 01:02 PM
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Forum: Philosophy
02-01-2016, 12:08 PM
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This is my favorite of this type of poem.
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This is my favorite of this type of poem.
Driving to Town Late to Mail a Letter
It is a cold and snowy night. The main street is deserted.
The only things moving are swirls of snow.
As I lift...
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Forum: Philosophy
01-31-2016, 04:12 PM
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"approval, pats on the head, needing reassurance...
"approval, pats on the head, needing reassurance from others, or is it recognition"
Any reaction at all. It might make them run from the room, or vomit, or cry, or be confused, or curious, or...
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Forum: Philosophy
01-31-2016, 01:48 PM
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Forum: Philosophy
01-31-2016, 01:31 PM
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Forum: Philosophy
01-31-2016, 11:46 AM
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Forum: Philosophy
01-29-2016, 08:47 PM
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sexo "inessential" right, that's a strange...
sexo "inessential" right, that's a strange quality of it; it's art because we do it for some other reason, or purpose, not because we had to in order to fulfill the basic needs.
But none of us...
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Forum: Philosophy
01-28-2016, 03:47 PM
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