Bergson's Harmonic Theory of Consciousness - Dr. Jack Bagby, DemystifySci #327

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Jack Bagby is a professor of Philosophy, Cosmology, and
Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies who
is one of the world’s foremost experts on the philosophy of Henri
Bergson. Bergson was an early proponent of the absolute
importance of context when trying to understand nature. This is
nowhere more apparent than in the world of music, where the
rhythm, interval, and mode of the songs being played creates
wildly different sensations even when the same pure tones are in
play. Bagby has extensive experience with novel musical
instruments, strange tunings, and alternative scales, which he
deploys as evidence of Bergson’s deep insights in the nature of
perception and reality. (00:00) Go! Bergson's Influence(00:06:45)
Defining Metaphysics(00:11:38) Creativity and
Consciousness(00:14:22) Science v. Metaphysics(00:20:13)
Sensation and Perception in Music(00:24:07) Critique of
Artificial Intelligence(00:27:18) Metaphysics and
Movement(00:30:24) Music and Inner Experience(00:35:01) Resonance
Theory and Consciousness(00:50:09) Sensation, measurement, and
subjectivity(00:58:07) Metaphysics, morality, and
creativity(01:01:26) Music as a metaphor for existence(01:05:11)
Technological expansion and consciousness(01:12:51) Building
Musical Scales Through Overtones(01:14:13) Tuning and Musical
Expression(01:17:38) Scales and Tuning Variability(01:21:02)
Keyboard Innovations and Intonation(01:26:42) Perfect Fifths and
Harmonic Construction(01:35:23) Harmonic Series and Interval
Challenges(01:37:43) Harmony v. Dissonance(01:42:18) Expressive
Dissonance and Temperament(01:46:02) Overtones and Consonance
Explained(01:49:47) Measuring and Adjusting
Temperaments(01:55:06) Historical Perspectives on Musical
Tempering(02:11:29) Cultural Perception and Universality in
Music(02:19:13) Experiential Nature of Music and
Counterpoint(02:21:17) Demonstration of Microtonal
Guitar(02:27:15) Rhythm and Its Temporal Nature(02:31:08)
Metaphysics of Matter and Sensory Experience(02:35:10)
Interpretations of Reality in Theory v. Experience(02:39:10) The
Intersection of Science and Metaphysics(02:44:08) Continuous
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