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Aristotle: Poetics – My Notes (TRM’s notes)
Poetics Stageira, Macedonia Ethics Poetics Introduction Aristotle was much admired in the ancient world for the elegance and clarity of his style. Unfortunately, the writings which earned him that esteem have not survived. Notes (perhaps in many cases lecture notes) in general the style is cryptic, condensed and elusive Aristotle’s ideas on poetry The…
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Philosophy Art Paintings
vid 1 0:00 “St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness”_Anthony van Dyck ca. 1624 0:03 St. Basil the Great of Cappadocia (329–379) 0:06 Jethro Tull Seed Drill 0:09 Holbein the Younger_ Ann Boleyn 0:12 St. Catherine of Sienna04 0:15 eric-shipton 0:18 unknown 0:21 The Kangxi Emperor 0:24 Metz France Chagall 0:27 unknown (2) 0:30 Clockwork…
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Kenneth Clark’s, “Landscape Into Art” – 100 (or so) Paintings
1. HELLENISTIC FRESCO. The Boat of Ulysses drawn to the Island of Circe. Vatican, Museo Profano. 2a. THE CANTERBURY Illustration to the Psalm ‘Usquequo PSALTER (c. 1250). Domine.’ Cambridge, Trinity College. 2b. THE UTRECHT PSALTER Illustration to the same Psalm. (Ninth Century). Utrecht, University Library. 3a. FRENCH TAPESTRY La Dame à la Licorne. (c.…
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“The Analysis of Matter”, Bertrand Russell (TRM’s notes)
The Analysis of Matter by Bertrand Russell Chapter 1 The Nature of the Problem The general theory of relativity Quantum phenomena The ‘Philosophical outcome” of physics Aesthetic considerations The word ‘entities’ The definitions of cardinal numbers, ratios, real numbers, etc. The theory of finite integers Weierstrass Peano The progression of finite cardinal numbers as defined…
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The Arms of Krupp, by Manchester
The Arms of Krupp Prologue Anvil of the Reich Werfern, Austria Salzburg Munich The Salzach River Franz Ferdinand Superb view of the Austrian Alps First Reich 1870, 1914, 1939 Kaiser Wilhelm II Jewish slave labour Reich’s manufacturers not only had a choice, most of them took advantage of it Das Ausland Heinrich Heine April, the…
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The Problems of Philosophy (1912)- Bertrand Russell [TRM’s notes]
Problems of Philosophy Bertrand Russell Ch. 1 Philosophers deeply concerned with the way things ‘are’ Inference and appearance Various sensations ‘signs’ of some properties The ‘real’ table is not immediately ‘known’ to us Is there a ‘real’…
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Langer’s ‘Introduction to Symbolic Logic’ (TRM’s highlights)
An Introduction to Symbolic Logic Suzanne K. Langer Introduction The first thing that strikes the student of Symbolic Logic is that it has developed along several apparently unrelated lines Branches of logic are so many studies in generalization Progressive systematization and generalization Discovery of abstract forms Is a technique as well as a theory, and…
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Music Selections
Opera Bartok – Bluebeard – EMI Haitinck Beethoven – Fidelio – EMI CM5567364 Berg – Wozzeck – Decca – Dohnyani Bernstein – Candide – DG Charbries – Breisis Hyp – Scottish Charbries – L’etoile – EMI Gardiner Debussy – Pelleas and Melander – DG – Abbad0 Delibes – Copelia – Karajan Shostakovich – Lady Macbeth…
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Sir Herbert Read: Modern Artists Index List
Paul Gauguin The Spirit of the Dead Watches. 1892 Raoul Dufy Ste-Adresse. 1906 Albert Marquet The Pont Neuf. 1906 André Derain Still-life. c. 1907 Georges Rouault Aunt Sallies. 1907 Henri Matisse The Blue Nude. 1907 Paula Modersohn Becker Self-portrait. 1907 Kees van Dongen Woman with Hat. 1908 Wassily Kandinsky Landscape with Tower. 1908 Pablo Picasso…
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‘Principles of Mathematics’ Russell (TRM’s highlights)
Principles of Mathematics Russell Introduction Hilbert and the Formalists theory Hilbert refuted Brouwer intuitionist theory Weyl An infinite statement Jorgensen, ‘Treatise of Formal Logic’ ‘numbers are symbols which mean nothing’ p.9 Numbers and atheism The theory of descriptions The abolition of classes ‘x’ wrote Waverly is equivalent to x is Scott is true for all…
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