Zeitgeist
Each era and region appears to have been swept up in a particuliar Zeitgeist which determined the questions it asked: both of the creative urges of the world we reside in and the creative urges which lie within the self.
Certain aspects took precedence, certain aspect were forgotten, disgarded. Certain qualities were longed for and others celebrated or derided
What would ours be? What are our questions and how do we answer them? What ethos describes our time and place here and in this era? Who are we?
Edited by: NousPoetikos at: 10/19/01 12:08:28 am
Re: Zeitgeist
Could the Sistine (sp?) Chapel be looked at as attempting to show the relationship of man to God?
Through the ages art attempts to relate these questions: What is God to man and What is man to God?
Unfortunately, in todays world the question is asking more "IS God?" The questions have changed from attempting to identify "Who is God and what is my relationship with him/her/it" or "Where is God" to questioning the very existence of God.
This question can never be answered since the only way to satisfy it is with proof that is not subject to "interpretation" and the mind that requires this proof will never be satisfied by faith.
Quote: I've often wondered if what ails us most in modern society is that we no longer have a definitive answer to that question to pass on to our children.
I listen to alot of music, and I wonder if what she has posted has not manifested itself as the cynicism that I have been hearing in modern music for the past ten years or so. Of course then again it might just be me.
I have the same thoughts...but then ten years pass and I look back to see that there was indeed some quality of culture, art, beliefs, trends, etc which defined that span of time as distinct from the next. It is perhaps possible that these changes in culture have sped up in recent times to the point where it's harder for us to get a sense of them or to incorporate them into our lives in a productive manner...but I believe they are there.
Keld, as a sort of aside to your post, I think cynicism has perhaps been one of the more stable qualities of the Zeitgeist of the last 40 years.
Dart Another aside...I am sort of wondering whether the culture of the current times simply dismiss entirely the longing for a higher power/force. It seems to me that in this current culture has kept very pragmatic and close to "that which can be proven".
Re: Zeitgeist
A sort of followup to my last post here.Last weekend VH1C had a Pink Floyd special on (my fav). Paraphrased, David Gilmore said " sad songs are easier to write than happy songs because it is easier to capture the dark side, unless you are John Denver of course".
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