Subject: Re: Difference between cognition and perception? From: David Hirst <d.hirst(at)UNIMELB.EDU.AU> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:33:32 +1000One way that the TOM is accessible in English is via the "Solfege de l'objet sonore". This 3 CD set and book was re-issued by INA/GRM in 1998. http://www.ina.fr/produits/disques/ina-GRM/disque157.fr.html The book's text is in French, English, and Spanish. Every page is full of "controversial" quotes like... "... music is a unique bridge between nature and culture." "... trust in our hearing, which is an 'inner sight'." "... Isn't , therefore, the musician's relationship with nature the same as the hypnotists's with the fortune-teller?" ... and this is just the first page! The CD set is arranged in 8 "Themes", with 91 examples illustrating the 8 themes. The volume is a fine illustration that there are many factors in the recognition, and indeed classification, of sounds (and noises) including acoustic factors, semantic, ecological frequency, syntactical, contextual, etc. Top-down and bottom-up processes are constantly interacting and updating experience, and are difficult to separate. cheers, David At 09:00 AM 18/04/2004 -0400, Kevin Austin wrote: >Vincent Rioux vincent.rioux(at)NO-LOG.ORG wrote: > > >>> - Moreover (consequently?) there has been some kind of controversies >>> around the work of Schaeffer. What is his status today after all, >>> scientist? composer? philosopher? "maitre penser"? > > >In my experience, outside of higher academic circles, within the UK, >the USA, Australia and much of Canada, the text is un-read and it is >largely a(n obscure) historical reference. David Hirst Lecturer, Educational Design Dept of Teaching, Learning and Research Support University of Melbourne Victoria, 3010 Australia ph +61 3 8344 7568 Fax +61 3 8344 4341 http://www.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/telars/cds/