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aesthetic question

updated sun 30 jun 96

 

Dan Wilson on wed 29 may 96



Is there space between the object and the idea?

Douglas Gray on thu 30 may 96

There is often time between the idea and the object, and time as an
interval could be interpreted as a type of space. My personal experience
is that te less time/space between the object and the idea the better.
Best to be all consumed, and quickly.

Doug Gray

On Wed, 29 May 1996, Dan Wilson wrote:

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Tamsin A. Whitehead on thu 30 may 96

I'd say there's certainly room for manoeuvre!

From Tamsin in drizzly New Hampshire

On Wed, 29 May 1996, Dan Wilson wrote:

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dannon@ns1.koyote.com on thu 30 may 96

>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>There is often time between the idea and the object, and time as an
>interval could be interpreted as a type of space. My personal experience
>is that te less time/space between the object and the idea the better.
>Best to be all consumed, and quickly.
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>Doug Gray
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>Doug,

Since I know that you have little to occupy your time this summer, and that
you love reading, let me recommend a book for your consideration:

The Dimensional Structure of Time

The author slips my mind just now, no doubt someone knows.
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Dannon

Dawne Fowkes on thu 30 may 96


Yes, unless it's filled with something.






On Wed, 29 May 1996, Dan Wilson wrote:

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Dawne Fowkes on fri 31 may 96

Dannon,

Another book I would like to add to your list is one called "The Shape
of Time" by George Kubler.


Dawne
University of Art and Design Helsinki
....where spring was only two weeks long and now we are into summer.
All those attending the Networks in Ceramics 96 conference here should
get your sleep at home...... we have White Nights here!






On Thu, 30 May 1996 dannon@ns1.koyote.com wrote:

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> Since I know that you have little to occupy your time this summer, and that
> you love reading, let me recommend a book for your consideration:
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> The Dimensional Structure of Time
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> The author slips my mind just now, no doubt someone knows.
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> Dannon
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dannon@ns1.koyote.com on fri 31 may 96


Original message: Is there space between idea and object?

My first response to that was one of looking FROM the idea to the object,
and it seemed there must be space.

Now I find myself reversing the view, as it were, from object seen to idea
generated..and it's different. I'm not sure that there IS a space there,
except fractional and by logic of thought. Not experiential.

Oblique to the above: I really enjoy colloquial and regional speech
patterns and accents. Since coming to this part of Texas I have found a
usage unique to my experience: the use of the word "ideal" instead of the
word "idea": as in

"Now, that's a good ideal" or "I have no ideal how he
did that".

Dannon Rhudy

Dan Wilson on fri 31 may 96

Is there anything on the other side of the object that I should be
concerned about?

CaroleER@aol.com on sat 1 jun 96

According to quantum physics, there is an infinite field of possibilities
between idea and object or vise versa.

Dannon, what part of TX are you in now?

Carole Rishel
Bastrop, TX
CaroleER@aol.com

Dawne Fowkes on sat 1 jun 96

Dan,

It depends on how many sides your object has and whether it's existing
in a physical or non-physical state.







On Fri, 31 May 1996, Dan Wilson wrote:

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> Is there anything on the other side of the object that I should be
> concerned about?
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Bob Kavanagh on mon 3 jun 96

I find the brief discussion on the "aesthetic question" perplexing.
It seems to me that although the question could be an aesthetic
question it seems more likely that it is a question of epistemology,
i.e., about the general nature of knowledge. If it were a question
related to aesthetics, I presume the word "object" means "aesthetic
object". The word "idea" can mean things as diverse as "intuition"
to "theoretical construct", passing by
"impression", "image", "sense", etc., in the process. The word
"space" can indicate issues as different as "three feet away from"
and "cyberspace". Some philosophers talk about aesthetic space, but
almost none that I know of speak of epistemological or knowledge
"space".

Could someone, perhaps the originator of the question, put out a
few lines on "idea", "space" and "object".

Thank you.

B.