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any art or music class that is successful in reaching its students will probably change what you think, how you think it, and gradually should change what you f
by photonthug 2y ago
any art or music class that is successful in reaching its students will probably change what you think, how you think it, and gradually should change what you feel, how deeply you feel it, and to what extent you can analyze and converse with those feelings you have.
If that sounds like intellectual activity above the level of qualia, the same is true for something as simple as the taste of food. We learn what apples taste like by tasting lots of apples and tasting things that aren’t apples and reflecting on and focusing our attention on experience of apples.
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- CuriouslyC 2y agoI think learning to mentally analyze sensations that are complex into components doesn't refute what I said, as you are presupposing the ability to perceive for that process to take place. I don't think an art class is going to revive a philosophical zombie.