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John Smyth <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 7 Jun 2001 23:26:43 -0700
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Satoshi writes:

>Rail as you may, as many theorist in the last one or two centuries have,
>against the alleged vulgarity of the notion of music as language it
>nonetheless persists.

Can't the idea of meaning in music be supported by the ontological
argument? In otherwords, like God and Love, "meaning" in music can exist
because we believe it exists.

Or has this been shot down already.

John Smyth

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