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French Enlightenment philosopher and encyclopædist
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2023-01-06 09:33:00
How the Digital Effect means goodbye shock of the new
Harpsichordist Scott Ross (1959-81) - seen above - was fascinated by the teachings of the 18th century French philosopher and art critic Denis Diderot. What is known as the Diderot Effect was derived by Canadian anthropologist Grant McCraken (b. 1951) from Denis Diderot's teachings. It describes how consumers purchase goods compatible with their self-identity, and how new possessions confirming that self-identity trigger spiralling consumption of similar goods. Although usually applied to consumer goods, the Diderot Effect also applies to digital content; with algorithmically-profiled content triggering spiralling consumption of similar content. Which means the Digital Effect compresses culture and the arts into a narrow experience defined by our self-professed comfort zones, and it is goodbye the shock of the new. As Denis Diderot told us, "What a fine comedy this world would be if one did not have to play a part in it". But the good news is that algorithmically-derived experiences can be transcended […]
2022-06-28 19:44:00
Diderot String Quartet. June 26, 2022.
Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University. Balcony (Center Left, Row 2, free).The Art of the Fugue, BMV 1080 by J. S. Bach (1685-1750). Contrapunctus I, II, III, IV, V, VI in Stylo Francese, VII per Augment et Diminut; IX alla Duodecima.String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) I. Adagio - allegro vivace; II. Adagio non lento; III. Intermezzo; Allegretto con moto - Allegro di molto; IV. Presto - Adagio non lento.After a hiatus of two years, the Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts series has resumed this year - its 55th. Our travel schedule allows us to attend only this one and the one on July 8.The quartet was formed in 2012 by musicians trained at Oberlin and Julliard, with an emphasis on historical performances.Scholars are uncertain what Bach had in mind when he composed this music. It is incomplete, and not scored for specific […]
2020-05-06 08:54:00
Master musician who experienced the pain of genius
[…] château overlooks Scott Ross' modest house. The second photo shows his house, while the third looks through the château gates to where the Goldbergs cover photo was taken. More scenes from Assas come later in the post. Scott Ross' genius at the keyboard was the product of a prodigious talent. But it was also the product of his fascination with the teachings of the 18th century French philosopher and art critic Denis Diderot. In the Paradox of Acting (Paradoxe sur le comédien) Diderot taught that, paradoxically, spontaneity and freedom can only be achieved if underpinned by an inflexible, almost mathematical, technique. One of Ross' students quotes him* as explaining that in Frescobaldi's improvisatory passages nothing must be left to chance - "the more you want it to sound free, the more you have to calculate how you'll manage to make it sound free". Diderot was also the […]
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