'An aphorism, properly stamped and molded, has not been "deciphered" when it has simply been read; rather one has then to begin its interpretation, for which is required an art of interpretation.' -- Nietzsche, 'On the Genealogy of Morals'
'An aphorism, properly stamped and molded, has not been "deciphered" when it has simply been read; rather one has then to begin its interpretation, for which is required an art of interpretation.' -- Nietzsche, 'On the Genealogy of Morals'
It is not just philosophy that digs into, and reinterprets our cultural heritage to recover the lost potentials of the past. taking over the possibilities of one's heritage. Heidegger's deconstruction in its original sense is a theory about how traditions evolve, namely via the accumulation of constructions, along with a methodology for ferreting out constructions that have for some other reason been deemed to be undesired.
Music can also take over the possibilities of one's heritage.This is a 1987 interpretation of Jesus on the Mainline, which is from Ry Cooder's classic album from 1974 Paradise and Lunch:
The album is part of Ry Cooder's archeological dig through music's familiar and forgotten past to recover lost and neglected pieces of American folk and blues. It's Van Dyke Parks on piano
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