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Aesthetics: Aristotle, Ke$ha, flutes, and conductors

by Kurt Knecht | Sep 19, 2011 | Aristotle, conductors, flute, Ke$ha, Uncategorized

In Politics, there is a passage where Aristotle spends some time on what sort of music we should include in the education of children. He takes some wonderful pot-shots at the flute and flutists in general. Some of my favorite gems include: “…the flute is not an...

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