It's like the Jackson tale about the color-researcher who was raised in a colorless environment. Perhaps it should be "if we are speaking about the abstract nature of sound..."? -----Original Message----- From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Torgeir Fjeld Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 6:50 AM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Wittgenstein and Grice on sounds Robert ("Speak up, please") Paul wrote: > Sound is hearer-dependent if one is speaking of sensations; if one is > speaking of sound /waves/, not (and it is these with which physicists > have to do). Confusing. Are we speaking of physicists without ears? There is something awfully /sad/ about a scientist of sound who never has heard the sounds s/he studies. Best, Torgeir ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html