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Jonathan Ellis <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 7 Mar 1999 00:31:42 +0000
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"D.T. Phi" wrote:

>Jonathan Ellis wrote:
>
>>Eroticism has nothing to do with emotions; it is an intellectual response
>>to a trigger.  ...  music can induce erotic feelings: because it appeals
>>to the emotions, not to the senses.
>
>I am confused by Jonathan's discourse: on the one hand, eroticism has
>nothing to do with emotions; on the other hand, music can induce erotic
>feelings because it appeals to the emotions.  ...

My apologies - apparently my emotions got the better of me. I meant to
write in the last sentence: "Music appeals to the intellect, not to the
senses." My thanks to Mr Phi for pointing this out.

Jonathan

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