wjm@whuxj.UUCP (MITCHELL) (05/29/84)
<munch, munch, munch, CHOMP> The discussion about music (and by extension, most other arts) and philsophy leads me to recommend an excellent book that discusses the interrelationships between Bach's music, M.C. Escher's art, and mathematics that appeared several years ago - it is "Godel, Escher, Bach, An Eternal Golden Braid" by Douglas Hofstader (who also wrote some mathematical diversion columns for "Scientific American"). I agree that music is a form of philosophy (as are many forms of human endeavor) and that certain composers have viewed their music as vehicles for particular points of view (e.g. Wagner's notorious anti-Semitism). Regards, Bill Mitchell Bell Communications Research, Inc. (whuxj!wjm)
twiss@stolaf.UUCP (Thomas S. Twiss) (05/30/84)
I too just started the book "Goedel Escher Bach". It is an absolutely amazing book, I recommend it to anyone. Tom Twiss