Two Good Reasons

[thomas kyhn rovsing hjoernet]

On 21/02/03 21:09, "prozak at anus.com" <prozak at anus.com> wrote:

> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > > There's different types of soul. Some are
very earthy, and
>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> others are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > > ultimately a form of soulful pure logic.
Some are in the
>> > middle
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > > (Kraftwerk, Bach).
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > What soul? Where? Detected how?
>>>>>>> > >>> > > 
>>>>>>> > >>> > > The same way all soul is detected in art.
>>>>> > >> > 
>>>>> > >> > Don¹t know of any ³soul² detected in ³art.² What would that ³soul²
be?
>>> > > 
>>> > > A passion in creation and metaphysical expression communicated to the
>>> > > viewer.
>>> > > 
>> > How do you tell that a ³metaphysical expression² is being communicated?
> 
> Metaphysics is within the realm of art, at least as I see it, and
> thus any art which addresses something more than surface (aesthetics,
> dogma, socialization) communicates at this level.

But how would you know that an instance of communication is taking place at
a metaphysical level rather than at sign level? And how can you know of such
a metaphysical level in the first place?

> This is a definition based on what I've observed of others discussing
> "soul" in both blues and other forms of art.


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