![]() However, the Will is more manifest in some types of objects than in others. The Will is in each and every of these objects. Although the Will is "One" it appears "divided" in objects and manifests itself in objects such as trees, mountains, apples, animals, people, etc. Schopenhauer's Will is no Will to Power (as in Nietzsche), but simply Will. A dark drive, a pulse, an urge, but which has no goal. What, however, is the idea behind this, what drives it all? For Schopenhauer its "The Will". It manifests itself, for example, in the human body: the body is not just an object, but instinct, desire, want and need. For him the meaning can be seen everywhere. Not so Schopenhauer, he was far too pessimistic for that. For the meaning of the whole thing we have to look elsewhere. It is the task of science to explain the world as representation. It is only via such laws that objects appear to us as they are, in their individuality, that is, as individual objects (trees, mountains, apples, animals, people, etc.). There are certain laws that allow the perception and then, representation of the world: space, time and causality are those laws. Schopenhauer believed that there is no world without us representing it, positing it. "The World as Will as Representation" is his masterpiece. But then, some time ago I stumbled over Arthur Schopenhauer who wrote about the metaphysics of music. Somehow Echoes goes beyond a mere description. Somehow this is true of many songs, but when I hear Echoes, then it is more than a simple story. Could the uniqueness of the song be explained by this? By providing a description of the origin of the world, the evolution of life? Maybe. ![]() There are a wide range of interpretations.īut it is noticeable that one topic keeps coming back: nothing less than the creation of the world and the evolution of life. Browsing through the webpage was revealing. How is it received by the audience, what does it mean to those who listen? If you have a look at Pink Floyd forums, there are almost always contributions regarding this song. Interesting, but it did not help me in answering the question. In an interview with the Rolling Stone about the meaning of the lyrics he is quoted saying "The potential that human beings have for recognizing each other's humanity and responding to it, with empathy rather than antipathy." So far the facts. It also said that the song is a tribute to the artist Terry Riley and originally called Return to the Sun of Nothing. The music, so it says, was written mostly by Rick Wright. I read at that website the basic facts that it is over 23 minutes long and takes up the entire second side of the 1971 album "Meddle". To do so I first had a look at the page which collects information about songs.įortunately Echoes is part of it. But then, why? What is different about it? This is what I wanted to understand for quite some time now and it finally makes some sense to me now - even though all of this is of course absolutely and completely subjective. However, being 37 now this one song has lost none of its fascination, while the other songs really only matter now because of associated memories. But this also applies to many other songs that I've heard over the years. A truly unique song and absolutely fascinating for the following reason: I first heard it when I was about 14 years old. Here is his view on it, along with some background to the track:Įchoes has always been a riddle. He has used that interest, and taken a close look at just what it is that absorbs him so much about the track. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Pink Floyd's epic track Echoes has long been a source of fascination to Brain Damage visitor TH (who can be contacted at Home Articles Miscellaneous Articles An analysis of Echoes
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