The acousmatic

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The past always will leave us interesting information, especially how other generations have developed in this earthly world, what have been your trials, interests, concerns, this time we will go to the acousmatic.

It is known that acousmatic: the Greek akousma. Imaginary sound, or not to meet her cause. "

In this respect gives us mat.ucm.es them verbatim, that the citizens of Crotona proposed, it seems, to Pythagoras to continue its work of moral and intellectual development of youth and adults. Pythagoras's efforts must have focus in regard to personal training complete, the young people found more flexible and better able to absorb fully the Pythagorean spirit. Since your system of thought was based on the discovery and contemplation of the harmony of the cosmos and it would have to go very largely through the introduction on scientific considerations, very difficult for most adults, engaged in the affairs of the city, naturally established two ways of teaching. So explains Iamblichus (Vita Pyth. 88) the existence in the primitive Pythagorean community two classes of members, mathematicians (mathematikoi, knowing) that is Pythagoras who initiates communicating scientific knowledge available and the acousmatic (akousmatikoi , judges) involved in knowledge and beliefs, moral principles, rituals and specific requirements of the brotherhood, though without knowing in depth the reasons for his belief and his conduct. This distinction proved to be of great importance in the evolution of the Pythagorean community.

The acousmatic is constituted guardians of the teachings of Pythagoras and his concern was that they be preserved as Pythagoras had transmitted. The math is considered continuous rather the spirit of Pythagoras, based on scientific knowledge, and since it is inherent in its evolution was clear to them that the body of knowledge of Pythagoras was susceptible of improvement. It was natural that this diversity of views was to lead to the division of the community with the disappearance of Pythagoras and it did indeed

Notably, as expounded by the source indicated that the distinction between mathematical and acousmatic is transmitted over multiple channels. Iamblichus is more at large who narrates the division between them and their story seems to have been taken from Aristotle's lost work on the Pythagoreans. He was allegedly the chief representative of Hippasus mathematicians. Was due to occupy a considerable number of advancing mathematical knowledge. In the early V (500-480) came into conflict with acousmatic, since it was first written to the general public "the secret of the sphere of twelve pentagons" (Iamblichus, Vita Pyth.88) punishment for which he died in a shipwreck. The "secret of the sphere of twelve pentagons" refers to certain construction related to the regular dodecahedron the primitive Pythagorean wanted to keep secret, as the bulk of his doctrine in general. Iamblichus Elsewhere it (Vita Pyth. 246-247) revealed that one "nature of the commensurable and incommensurable to those who were not worthy to partake of such knowledge," was expelled from the community on the other hand, on them we musiclife.com.mx tells stories like: Approaching the time of the session.

The members of the school were assembled, as the room used the daily rite of passage in which the memory was the main repository of ideas and patience and secrecy, the major virtues. (The room) was divided by a thick curtain that prevented the passage of light, shadows and figures who remained in the party. Strangely, the heavy curtain neat pass allowed the voice emitted from one side of the room (the fourth) of sesiones.Esa school was divided into two groups: the esoteric, whose name indicated that it had complied with the requirements of the initiation. They were part of the sect. And the exoteric, who were going through the initiation process, so were outside the circle, ie, simply as oyentes.Al esoteric group belong all those who had managed to obtain and understand results of mathematical problems and their demonstrations , while maintaining the behavior required by the sect. The esoteric side were the curtain from which the teacher dictated their lessons, they could see and hear, those were the mathematicians: those who conocen.El group called exoteric remained, for a period not less than five years without meet the teacher physically speaking.

They had permission to enter into discussions or to ask, could only hear the voice during the sessions of Pythagoras from the other side of the curtain. They spent the time memorizing the assumptions and the mathematical results, but did not have access to demonstrations. Those were the acousmatic: the hearers.

In short, does not comment on Raul Minsburg acousmatic, consider that the origin of the word dates back to the disciples of Pythagoras, who listened to his lessons without seeing it: the idea was to concentrate on his voice and his image. This situation, which many of my students will surely appreciate, led to the use of the word acousmatic as one where a sound is heard without seeing, without acknowledging its source. This implies a radical change in the way of listening. Without realizing it, we often hear a sound and immediately think of what or who is generating. While that is part of an important auditory learning, consider the recognition of different instruments, however limited a little focus on the sound itself.

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