This may or may not be the case. There is nothing that states a ‘chorus’ has to do anything other than be a number of people dancing about - it does s...
Isn’t it clear? The ‘poetry’ was performed. Sometimes accompanied by music (that is about as explicit as it can be) and the ‘chorus’ is also a very bl...
I think it is as obvious as it can be that Aristotle is referring to what we call “theatre” rather than any other item of activity. I was simply tryin...
It offends me that you think he’s offended! I am assuming this is basically about the absurdity of language and how words possess a certain weight to ...
And such referring to “imagining” versus films and novels. There are studies that look at these things and how they differ. You can look or not. Doesn...
Basically we desire to be better people. Even those that believe there is no ‘better’ deem such a position ‘better’; even if due to ignorance of ignor...
It’s beautiful that people can be offended. Without such people where would comedy be? Those that cling to being offended are after all the givers of ...
I believe if you look at sections 243-315? Or somewhere in that area? Index should help; “private language”. I wasn’t asking a question. I was making ...
When I walk across a border, or fly over one, I feel nothing special. The concept of “God” and “Nation” are very similar. Most territorial claims are ...
Language ... semper fi fool of meaning. “Term mongering” is just term mongering. Is it that we fashion our terms anew like some birthed child? Are our...
The following is from a post I made elsewhere some time ago. It touches more closely on what interests me: From the Greek mimesis. Aristotle refers to...
That is the mistake I was highlighting people make. In terms of how Wittgenstein defines language, he does so. He defines (denotes if you wish) langua...
It is impossible to refute that I’m the product of a God made entirely of strawberry blancmange and chocolate drops. Who cares? If you want to live be...
I’m really interested in starting off by discussing what Aristotle meant by the terms mode, medium and object. Also, I’m fascinated by the ‘chorus’. C...
That’s the best I can do at the moment. Further attempts at clarification would just muddy the waters. Note: Linguistics is a science and the term ‘la...
“Elitism” is basically a term used by the grievances of stupidity expressed en masse. Those called “elitist” thrive on being wrong whilst those that d...
It’s more like a banana fish comparison. That is the fish is in water and the banana is in a tree, yet the banana fish is in the water and not in a tr...
I’ve often equated patriotism with religion. For some bizarre reason some people think it morally fitting to die for their country yet ridicule the re...
The illusion of an “ideal” (in and of itself) serves the purpose of distinction rather than the merging of all concepts into one ubiquitous soup of me...
Words are often thought of as compounded with concepts. It is the ‘play between’ that creates the purposeful illusion of ideal meaning. In reality eve...
Damasio’s is a nice book. To dive deeper though I think it best to go beyond pop-science books if the OP is serious about getting into this topic. Psy...
I didn’t say otherwise. Just because you infer I stated something doesn’t make it true. I’m careful with words most of the time. I was merely pointing...
Just saying. Know what you’re talking about. The Gazzaniga books I a referring to are a collection of studies done by the leaders in the field - Searl...
And have they studied neuroscience are or their criticisms of some stereotypical view of the “neuroscientist” based purely from a position of ignoranc...
Cognitive Neuroscience. It depends how serious you are. I recommend Gazziniga’s books on studies in Cognitive Neuroscience - they’re not for the faint...
People with better judgement are more likely to defer to those with knowledge in a certain area. They are more likely to learn from those who know mor...
There is nothing said that isn’t blatantly obvious to me already. That is what has disappointed me. I just want to know if there is an actual point th...
Doesn’t matter. If you wish to believe everyone is equally as good a judge of anything as the next person go ahead and believe that nonsense if it mak...
Some people are better at judging than others. Those that believe they are better than others are either making a good or a bad judgement. This leaves...
To everyone here: Are we all in agreement that The Birth of Tragedy is essential reading to understand Nietzsche in regards to Dionysus and and Apollo...
I’ve read the first 50 pages of Naming and Necessity ... I’ve found it to be a complete waste of time up to now. Does he actually have anything to say...
Fair point. Wilde’s are killers! I get the impression that humour changes the battle ground of insults though? If I was on the receiving end of one of...
To add to the above, how are we to insult anyone if all words are deemed ‘polite’? Sounds nice in theory, but in practice I’m not dubious as to the ef...
I have read the rest of your post now. It seemed too negative of me to be so dismissive after you’d made the effort to reply My assessment was correct...
I found Aristotle’s Poetics useful in coming to grips with Birth of Tragedy. Plato’s Republic is useful too as an outline in the general issue of art ...
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