Verify Citation - 5. Music, Temperament, and Social Concord
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Query: 5. Music, Temperament, and Social Concord
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Quoted text:
in Chapter 5 of Book 8 Aristotle emphasized that the sort of music that is only “for our amusement and refreshment, like taking a nap or having a drink,” is not of serious importance, although it may be “pleasant and help us forget our worries, as Euripides says” (Bacchae[1] 381).
Originally this was written as “Chapter 6 of Book 8” before we corrected it to “Chapter 5 of Book 8” based on this source. Let us know if you find evidence to the contrary. The similar translation goes:
“It is not easy to determine the nature of music, or why any one should have a knowledge of it. Shall we say, for the sake of amusement and relaxation, like sleep or drinking, which are not good in themselves, but are pleasant, and at the same time ‘care to cease,’ as Euripides says?”
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