Question for Tristram

Posted by: droodzilla on 19 June 2007

Hi Tristram

I really enjoyed your post on Frederik's thread - Is Natural Sound Reproduction Possible, etc. I asked you a question there, as I thought that your post was philosophically sophisticated, and I wondered where you were coming from with it. Unfortunately, the thread got buried before you replied. So, here's my post:

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Naturalness is like a type of purity, an expectation rather than the openess needed to experience and enjoy music at it's most creative...

... To experience is a natural state of being, to seek naturalness is based on the expectation of something already experienced and assumed.

Superb post Tristram - very close to how I see it, though I could not express myself so eloquently.

Do you mind me asking which philosophers you're channelling in the above remarks? I'm picking up an Eastern religion feel, so I'm thinking maybe Heidegger. Or Dewey?
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If you didn't reply because you didn't want to feel free to repeat!

Thanks

Posted on: 19 June 2007 by Tristram

Droodzilla.

I read alot of different writers and types of media, but not as much philosophy as I would like. I think philisophically, and I can do this without the aid of fine whisky.

The post was inspired by an excellent question and my thinking about art and music generally. To me this is the type of commentary that adds real depth to the forum and the Naim community in general. It is important to reflect on the purchase of expensive equipment and what it's ultimate purpose is aside from the obvious.

A recent trip to an art auctioneer (discovered the retail wholesale cunundrum for art), thoughts about value generally and what is really important in a time of remarkable prosperity have been on my mind lately.

My most recent reading includes: The Black Swan (excellent), Escape from Premature Hunger and Death (a discertation about how improvements in nutrition have changed our lives and the implications for the future), Natural Health and Weight Loss (a Brit with an alternative way to live and eat), Wedding of the Waters ( a story about capitalism), and Conversations with God (which I have mixed feelings about), The Creators (terrific), amongst others.

I appreciate your gracious comments.

tw

Posted on: 20 June 2007 by droodzilla

Thanks Tristram, that explains a lot - in some respects, your post was too interesting to be written by a professional philosopher! For the record, I have a Ph.D. in the subject - thesis topic was the extent to which science presupposes certain "articles of faith" in order to make sense as a practical activity - drawing on the works of Aquinas, Kant and William James. I still dabble - especially when I'm drunk.

Lined up on my "to read" shelf are Dawkin's and Dennett's latest sceptical polemics. I doubt their doubt, but I'm hardly what you'd consider a conventional believer. I'm hoping they'll be lively, provocative reads, if nothing else.