Elective Affinities: Myth, Music and Philosophy An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into Music, Philosophy and Aesthetics
http://www.goetzrichter.com/pages/ElectiveAffinities.htm October 11 - 6.30 pm Recital Hall East, Sydney Conservatorium Professor Rick Benitez, University of Sydney on Myth and Philosophy What is the relation of myth to philosophy? Aristotle said that philosophy begins in wonder and that ‘hence even the myth-lover is, in a sense, a philosopher, since myths are composed of wonders’. Are myths, then, the beginning of philosophy? Are they only the beginning? The talk will explore the relationship between philosophy and myth through the Ancient Greek philosophers focussing on two different approaches to the distinction between appearance and reality, and the way that myth operates in each of the two approaches. Performance Liszt (arr. Saint-Saens), “Orpheus” Schumann, “Fairy Tale Pictures” op 113 Goetz Richter, violin | Mee Na Lojewski, ‘cello Roger Benedict, viola | Jeanell Carrigan, piano Free Lecture and Performance ALL WELCOME Contact: Goetz Richter E: [email protected] _______________________________________________ SydPhil mailing list: http://bit.ly/sydphil New archive: http://bit.ly/SydPhilArchive To UNSUBSCRIBE, change your MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS, find ANSWERS TO COMMON PROBLEMS, or visit our ONLINE ARCHIVES, please go to the LIST INFORMATION PAGE: http://bit.ly/sydphil ... and if you can't get to that page, try the EMERGENCY PAGE: http://bit.ly/SydPhilEmergency
