ledzep59 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 So I teach a philosophy class and every lecture I play a "song of the day" that relates a piece of music to the philosophical reading we did. We finally got into aesthetics and I can't remember what song I used for the relativism lecture. Relativism is basically the notion that truth/knowledge does not exists in absolute, but is dependent on social/historical contexts. Here are some famous "relativist" sayings: Get your hands on a hot stove for a second and it feels like an hour, get your hands on a hot date for an hour and it feels like a second. "de gustibus non est disputanum" (tastes cannot be disputed) beauty is in the eye of the beholder, etc. Can anyone please help me think of a song that relates to relativism? Genre does not matter (obviously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 "Ain't nobody love me but my Mama, but she could be jivin', too." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_JEM Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 if all else fails.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep59 Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 if all else fails.... well I was just gonna play a famous famous piece and have the students discuss it and see how their opinions differ and show how liking said piece is relative, but I could do that with any song Beastie Boys rock, tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_JEM Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Beastie Boys rock' date=' tho![/quote'] i would love to be in ur class if you put that on haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 "Im still walking in the morning light, just to see what is there. I hear music in silent nights...searching, I find the reason to care, one heart moving...still the same, im still in the game" That Steve Winwood lyric has given me a boost more than once in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Make It Last by Montrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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