[MD] Value of art

[David M]

Platt

Thanks too, looks like Nicholas is going down an interesting
avenue, not too far removed from our pre-intellect quality.

David M


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MarshaV" <marshalz at charter.net>
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Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] Value of art


>
> Platt,
>
> 'The Mystery of Consciousness' was a great article.  Thanks for sharing 
> it.
>
> I just started a new painting.  It got me to thinking that each
> painting is like a new lover.  And like most new loves, I am having
> trouble sleeping for wanting to interact with this new experience.  I
> wouldn't trade richer, thinner or more beautiful for one moment of
> the painting experience.
>
> Marsha
>
>
>
> At 11:33 AM 3/30/2007, Platt wrote:
>>Hi All,
>>
>>Once again I find confirmation of my view that the key to understanding
>>reality (and the MOQ)  is through art. This time it comes from a review of
>>new book on consciousness by Nicholas Humphrey reviewed by Paul Broks in
>>Prospect magazine. Broks writes:
>>
>>"Humphrey recognizes the value of art, in particular that artistic methods
>>and media may prove more valuable than ordinary language 'as analytical
>>tools for exploring the nature of phenomenal experience.'  We can, for
>>example, learn from the work of Claude Monet, who was obsessive in his
>>quest to capture the qualities of 'present tense experience.' Getting
>>one's head around the problem of consciousness, 'experiencing the truth'
>>of a scientific and philosophical theory, may be as much concern of art as
>>science. Scientific advances alone may never be enough to satisfy our
>>intuitions."
>>
>>The full article can be found at:
>>
>>http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=8612
>>
>>Regards,
>>Platt
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