| Title:
| The beauty of tragedy: Tilting at Windmill
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| Description:
| Nietzsche describes Greek tragedy as a union of two divine forces: the Apollonian and the Dionysian. The Apollonian is found in the dream of a well-ordered world. It is the force of harmony, clarity, beauty, and individuation. The Dionysian reflects a darker, primal side of human nature. Revealed in intoxication, it is chaotic, orgiastic, destructive, and undifferentiated. ... The fusion of the two forms the essence of tragedy. But the advance of artificial intelligence will instigate the end of this tragedy. When computers drive cars, the computer has monopolized the Apollonian. And while the Dionysian will still be available, rock radio will enter decline as passengers take advantage of more time to attend to their everyday affairs.
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| Author:
| Peter Johnston
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| Orig. Date:
| September 19, 2008
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| Source:
| Yale Daily News
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| Subject:
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| Contributor:
| Bruce Buchanan
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| Type:
| Text
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| Language:
| English
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| Format:
| com/articles/view/25234
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| Last Edit:
| Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:40:15 -0700
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