decembrie 30, 2012

decembrie 18, 2012

Un musicien philosophe

C'est un penseur très original qui a développé une intuition sublime qui l'a accompagné toute sa vie : l'ouïe est à l'origine de l'entendement parce que le son est le véhicule physique de la conscience, de sorte que c'est en analysant la structure fondamentale du son que l'on peut dévoiler les clés qui ont permis la naissance des idées, le développement des civilisations, l'émancipation des sciences et des arts. Porté au départ au pinacle par les philosophes des Lumières (Diderot, D'Alembert), Rameau sera ensuite déjugé - notamment par Rousseau -, dès que ses intuitions contrarieront l'agnosticisme en vogue.

decembrie 10, 2012

littératurite


Il y a fort à parier qu’on va vers une rupture,
Même si dans ces affaires le pire n’est jamais sûr.
La droite aime les chefs, sans vouloir les choisir.
Elle se donne aux hussards qui forcent ses désirs.
C’est pourquoi mes amis, si les deux sont hors-jeu,
Si le coq et le bouc se tuent à petit feu,
Je parierais plutôt sur un vrai carnivore
Que sur une antilope, une poule ou un castor…

decembrie 08, 2012

Skepticism

Traditional definitions, at least as commonly portrayed in contemporary discussions of the definition of art, take artworks to be characterized by a single type of property. The standard candidates are representational properties, expressive properties, and formal properties. So there are representational or mimetic definitions, expressive definitions, and formalist definitions, which hold that artworks are characterized by their possession of, respectively, representational, expressive, and formal properties. It is not difficult to find fault with these simple definitions. For example, possessing representational, expressive, and formal properties cannot be sufficient

decembrie 05, 2012

essentials inessential


'Perhaps the greatest legacy is not in any specific thing, but in the relations between parts of our lives. I believe that modernity and its freedoms and benefits emerge from the never-ending tension caused by separating and balancing parts of our lives. England was the first country which successfully held the demands of the State, the Church, the Family and the Economy in some kind of balance where none came to dominate. This leads to personal responsibility and freedom. It also leads to endless contradictions and confusions. So perhaps the great contribution of England is to show that muddle, confusion, contradiction and paradox should be welcomed.'