[MD] Ham on Esthesia

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Ham Priday <hampday1 at verizon.net>:


> Harmony is primarily an aesthetic experience.  What do you suppose prompted
> Pythagoras to explore the chordal relationship of musical pitches in the
> first place?  He was pleased by the sound of harmony.  You can't experience
> harmony by studying numbers and symbols on parchment.  You have to hear it.
> You can't enjoy Beethoven by reading his notes on a score sheet.  The same
> principle applies to Beauty.  You can't appreciate the magnificence of a
> sunset by examining a spectral analysis of its colors.
> 
> Logical positivists like yourself are missing the Essence of life by
> reducing it to definitions, propositions, and formulas.

How true, how true. Science explains Beethovan’s Fifth symphony as a neurological
consequence of the impact of vibrations on the eardrum -- an impoverished
description. 

Platt

 

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