Phenomenology, History, Myth

Fragments on the phenomenology of music

“…9 In one single ray we cannot grasp the constituted meaning of a work of music. At best, we can grasp in one single ray the content which the work of music conveys, the particular mood or emotion it evokes in us, or its inner form, as when we say: "These were variations with a finale in the form of a passacaglia."…”

“…All three are familiar topics in Schutz's writings; "monothetic" : and . "polythetic" constitution has been considered by Schutz not only in connection with music, but also, more generally, in connection with the structurization of the social world, with language, and with the theory of relevance; 8 Schutz has dealt with Husserl's idea of "passive synthesis" both in connection with a critique of Husserl's account of the constituting of "other minds," and with a far-reaching account of the constituting of types; 9 and although there is a wealth of discussion of Husserl's doctrine of ideal objects, of "essences," there is very little on the unique characteristics of the "essence" of a work of music.…”

Conceptualisations of Women within Australian Egalitarian Thought

“…Myth is understood as a story that is untrue, a fabrication, a false explanation. Detienne (1979), Cassirer (1946), and Kersten (1970) have traced the history of this conception of myth, documenting in the process the role early anthropologists had in such a formulation. I will not review that history here.…”