Member: Myrrha

Books473 books cataloged

Favorite authorsKaren Armstrong, Jane Austen, Paul Auster, Dietrich Bartel, Bill Bryson, Meister Eckhart, Umberto Eco, Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht, James R. Gaines, Les frères Grimm, E. T. A. Hoffmann, C. S. Lewis, Rudolf Steiner, Christoph Wolff (Shared favorites)

About me„Books! ‚tis a dull and endless strive:
Come, hear the woodland linnet,
How sweet his music! on my life,
There’s more of wisdom in it.“

William Wordsworth

About my libraryThe list represents by no means my complete library. I am only listing books which have occupied my attention since I joined or have significantly stuck in my head for some reason. I have also read a vast amount of novels, stories and similar things but have decided not to put them up because it would simply cost me too much time. The term 'childrens'' has not found its way into my collection of tags; I believe that almost any novel or story could be digested by an intelligent child of 12 years and have therefore omitted the category.

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Hi Myrrha

My apologies for the delay in replying to your request for information on books on consciousness. This is the first time I have logged in since your message. I recommend Susan Blackmore's 'Consciousness - an introduction'. There is a good amount of information available online too, eg http://consc.net/online - I hope this is helpful

As it happens I am an appreciative reader of Karen Armstrong, too.

posted by willnapier at 10:58 am (EST) on Jun 22, 2009

I like Augustine quite a bit. He was clearly sincere in his beliefs. His writing is clear without sacrificing depth of thought. It's been some time since I've read the Confessions (freshman year of college). But I remember coming away from it impressed. Book XI includes a more technically philosophical discussion of time as a subjective phenomenon (summary: it can be found only in the memory and therefore has no objective reality). I've also read a couple of his sermons as reproduced in an old book that I haven't added to my library yet. Do you like him?

posted by CDVM at 1:18 pm (EST) on May 6, 2009

Feel free to ask about any of the books you see. My interest in philosophy grew out of my enjoyment of music and music-making. Schumann and Wagner, two of my favorite composers, were steeped in it (though Schumann less directly through his interest in Romantic literature). I hope it's not presumptuous to make a recommendation, but if you're interested in the connection between Wagner and Philosophy, Bryan Magee's "Tristan Chord" is a great introduction to the topic and covers not only Schopenhauer but gives an excellent account of Kant's rather difficult philosophy as well.

By the way, I cannot see your library--it is marked private--but I am curious to see what's in there as I see you have listed some authors of music and music history among your favorites.

posted by CDVM at 12:19 am (EST) on May 4, 2009

Thank you for adding me to your "interesting libraries" list.

posted by Jamie638 at 8:39 pm (EST) on Apr 7, 2009

Hi,

indeed I guess most of all Eco's Faith In Fakes made me reflect - plus it was amazing to see that from his erudite viewing point, there are indeed underlying trends and we are not just imagining them...
I would very much 'twin it' with Boyle's Authenticity, although Eco is more philosophical.
Brilliant book about how an imitation of something can become more 'real' in people's minds than the real thing... and discusses the trends, not just in art, that have arisen because of this.
I guess on some level it is a book that makes one angry - as it captures well just how much we lost our points of reference in this postmodern (or would say by now post-postmodern world...).

posted by Animus at 10:50 am (EST) on Jan 26, 2009

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posted by Myrrha at 10:12 am (EST) on Jan 23, 2009

How nice to make contact?

I am sure we will find common ground along the way. Anyway, Hello from a musicologist specialising in Violin History for the last 50 years> I have many books and even more university and academic lectures behind me. Now, you must tell me something about yourself and your work.

I have just remembered that I have a BBC lecture on interpreting the solo violin music of Bach that might well interest you. You will have to tell me.

Where do you come from and are you in London at the moment?

Have a really nice day and come back to me when time permits.

posted by violinland at 12:50 pm (EST) on Jan 14, 2009

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