7/27/2019 Porqu gusta la msica
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PARSIMONIAPrincipio metodolgico que postula la eleccin de la
hiptesis ms sencilla entre variahiptesis concurrentes. Aplicado a
la Sistemtica Filogentica el criterio de parsimonia conduce a la
eleccin del cladograma que explica la filogenia de un grupo conel
menor nmero de cambios, es decir, con la menor homoplasia
posible.
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I think it is that good music is tightly played. In any style of
music, it is when that style is tightly played by skilled musicians
so that it flows and has immaculate timing that the pleasure is
greatest. This gives the clue as to the character of the desire
that also appreciates music.
What the phrase, good music is tightly played, is really
describing in biologicalterms is a desire for parsimony. With
parsimony, a simple backbone or foundationoccurs, to which all
other aspects under consideration are linked, can grow, and return
with ease. The music just flows but can return in delightful ways
backto its central theme. In a biological sense, wouldnt it be
great to have all of your abilities, mannerisms and instincts
similarly organised, to the point wherethey could be organised and
flow like music? It would be a sign of efficiency inorganisation.
In fact for humans, with so much learning to organise, mimickingthe
quality and parsimony demonstrated in music must be of prime
biological importance. With anything less, the animal could become
blundering, deluded, unfulfi
lled, unsynchronized and incompetent.
Music is easy to remember and use, and indeed was the main way
to convey ideas and culture before recorded writing. A brain that
has all of its other functionsand ideas organised according to
parsimony would be easy to use. Such a strong desire for parsimony
should not be a surprise to biologists and evolutionists. Parsimony
is already recognised as probably the single most important measure
of whether evolutionary trees and relationships have been properly
determined and understood (more beetle). Similarly, a parsimonious
adaptation should always survive over one that requires just one
more step or consideration. Where could thisorgan be that directly
produces the desire for parsimony? I have named it the interaction
desire, and it arises (again, my speculation) when the pleasure
centrein the hypothalamus judges the level of parsimony being laid
down in the tracks
of the cortex (more beetle). Something has to keep the cortex in
check while itlearns its instincts, by encouraging the pursuit of
parsimony while it sorts its experiences. Another expression or
result of the interaction desire is that fundamentally, everyone
tries to do the right thing (granted, as sometimes judgedby
delusional and twisted little minds!).
So why music? I think that music is a pleasure, because it so
closely reflects what the interaction desire is trying to achieve
in all aspects of life. Music mimics the fulfilment wanted by the
core desire found inside all humans. It is like a symbol that the
interaction desire holds up as something to strive for. Music of
course can also be put to numerous secondary functions, such as an
aid to remembering culture. It can also symbolise rebellion, glory,
mourning, or as an aid for overcoming fear during battle. But these
are secondary uses. The main use
of music is as a by product of the most powerful desire in
humans, the one thatseeks parsimony in the cerebral cortex. (Posted
May 2006)
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