Comments on: Philosophy Talk and the Mystery of Music https://plato-philosophy.org/philosophy-talk-and-the-mystery-of-music/ Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:35:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jana https://plato-philosophy.org/philosophy-talk-and-the-mystery-of-music/#comment-12290 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:35:19 +0000 https://www.philosophyforchildren.org/philosophy-talk-and-the-mystery-of-music/#comment-12290 Thanks for your comment, Rob. I’m writing a series for the blog on the philosophy of art unit, and hope to talk about most of what I’m doing in the unit in the series. I am planning to use Cage’s 4’33” work. There are some good philosophically suggestive puzzles to use with that work: for example, if the pianist performing the work becomes ill and the stage manager (who doesn’t know how to play piano) instead performs the work, is it still a performance of Cage’s piece? Is is a musical performance?
I’d love any other suggestions you have for the unit!

]]> By: Anonymous https://plato-philosophy.org/philosophy-talk-and-the-mystery-of-music/#comment-12291 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:00:39 +0000 https://www.philosophyforchildren.org/philosophy-talk-and-the-mystery-of-music/#comment-12291 I just ran across your blog (a link from the philosopher’s toolbox site)I would love to see your unit on art (I teach art Pre-K – 5th grade in Savannah, Ga.)May I suggest John Cage’s 4’3″ composition as a prompt for philosophical inquiry.

Rob Amonette

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