4. Comparison with understanding a piece of music: for explanation I can
only translate the musical picture into a picture in another medium – and why
just that picture? Comparison with understanding a picture. Perhaps we see only
patches and lines – “we do not understand the picture”. Seeing a genre-picture
in different ways.
it may be that translating the musical picture into another medium – does throw light on the other
–
however this not the only possible account – the only possible explanation of a piece of music – and it may
not be a very good one – it will depend on the circumstance
in any case – what
you have with explanation – is not this picture business – but rather
propositional action
an explanation of
anything is a proposal – and like that which it is ‘explaining’ – or in effect
replacing –
open to question –
open to doubt –
perhaps we see
patches and lines – all very well –
but yes – a picture
like a piece of music – like a sentence – can be interpreted – in any number of
ways
and with any
interpretation – understanding
© greg t. charlton. 2014.