The Philosophy Foundation: Thoughtings |
Subtitle:
Puzzles, Problems and Paradoxes in Poetry to Think With
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Book Category:
Philosophy > General
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Author:
Peter Worley & Andrew Day
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ISBN 13:
9781781350874
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Price:
GBP 14.99
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Publication Year:
2012
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They are not poems, or at least, not in the traditional sense of the word? they are `Thoughtings`.
An entirely new term. A `thougthing` is a kind of poem specifically designed around a particular puzzle or problem that might be
thought more philosophy than poetry.
They are more like what in music are called etudes, or studies (e.g. Chopin?s Etudes, Bach?s Well-Tempered Clavier, or, perhaps a
clearer analogy because of the pedagogical aspect would be Bartok?s Microcosmos or Leo Brouwer?s Estudio Sencillos or Simple
Etudes). Each etude has a specific technical or musical aspect that has been singled out for the purposes of study or exercise but
each etude is also a stand-alone piece of music in its own right.