Initial Thoughts

From Don Ihde's book, "Listening and Voice: Phenomenologies of Sound," I've pulled out a few interesting ideas that I'd like to explore....

I'm interested in the unified understanding of sense perception that phenomenology presents, and I think I may look into art that reflects the crossing over of sensual fields. As Ihde suggests:

• "I do not merely hear with my ears, I hear with my whole body." 

• "My ears are at best the focal organs of hearing.  This may be detected quite dramatically in listening to loud rock music.  The bass notes reverberate in my stomach, and even my feet "hear" the sound of the auditory orgy."

• "Listening begins by being bodily global in its effects."