Ian, I thought the final point was true enough, but I thought the most important point was, "when looking for the especially large patterns of a particular territory it is sometimes necessary to climb to heights much greater than the mountaintops in that territory."
m At 08:41 AM 2/8/2007, you wrote: >I like that Marsha, > >As an aside, I'm re-reading T E Lawrence Seven Pillars of Wisdom at >the moment, and it is full of descriptions of the common traits and >differences of peoples in all those regions (except Libya) pre-dating >many of the national boundaries. > >But you highlight the main point in that final sentence, one I often >rant myself. >"Too many people are still trapped by the idea of .... definition ..." > >Ian > >On 2/8/07, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Greetings, > > > > A while back I was trying to explain that I thought interpreting the > > Social & Intellectual Levels was so confusing because we are immersed > > in them. Here is a far better description of what I was trying to > > explain, but pertaining to art. > > > > "On the other hand, all attempts to discover the essential properties > > of art have been carried out through a search for common denominators > > within art itself. However,when looking for the especially large > > patterns of a particular territory it is sometimes necessary to climb > > to heights much greater than the mountaintops in that > > territory. Thus, for instance, if we seek to find the common > > denominator of Libya, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey, the > > intuitive reply is, "Trouble." But if this region is viewed from a > > height of several dozen kilometers, it is easily seen that all these > > nations have a common coastline. > > > > Similarly, it is possible that the answer to the questions, "What is > > the common denominator of works of art?" is not so evident at the > > level of the works themselves; instead, we can discover it more > > easily if we look for it from a height that allows us to see art as a > > special case of a broader pattern that includes the other areas of > > culture. Too many people are still trapped by the idea of the > > importance of the definition of art, ..." > > (Avital, 'ART versus NONART', p. 258) > > > > > > The last sentence seems very relevant. > > > > But this is just a reflection of my own confusion. > > > > m > > > > > > > > > > moq_discuss mailing list > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > > Archives: > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > >moq_discuss mailing list >Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >Archives: >http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
