Phenomenology of Sound, Matter and Light
According to Aristotle any thing that exists can be comprehended through ten well defined categories of existence. Existence manifests itself through these ten categories. These categories traditionally include: substance, quantity, quality, relation, place, time, position, state, action and affection.
However, these categories, when applied to the phenomenon of sound, give amazing meaning, and a few display meanings that are very much different from those generated through the application of these categories on material existence. Matter is different from sound in many respects. It is extended in space and it has no end in time. Matter, as it is given to us as a phenomenon is eternal and has no end or beginning in time. On the other hand sound necessarily has a beginning and an end. Thus matter exists differently as compared to sound.
Furthermore, the way sound is given to us in terms of its quantity and magnitude raises significant questions. Magnitude of a sound is given to us but the way it is given to us is quite amazing. Material quantity is given in the space in which it exists. But the magnitude of a sound exists in no space. It is communicated to us independently. However its duration is given to us. For a sound usually emerges for a definite period of time and then dies away.
If we consider the fact every thing that exists, exists in the dimensions of time and space, then, it would become difficult for us to decide in what dimensions do the magnitude of sound exists. It is some thing that is not given to us. The only thing that is given to us is that magnitude exists with out any specification of duration or space.
Matter is given to us as some thing that perpetually exists .It is always there .This situation can be contrasted from that of sound. Sound comes into being and then dies away. Matter comes into our perception and remains there. Matter remains there.
This simply means that matter’s perpetual existence is because of the fact that it exists in space and sound dies away because it does not exist in space.
Thus matter exists against all odds. And its spatial existence establishes itself against the change. Time is observable only as a duration in which a finite thing or state exists. And, since matter does not have a terminal point therefore, it exists as a negation of time or change. Matter flows through the moments and remain there as an established fact.
A picture displayed on a wall is given to us as a particular moment. It is the condensation of a particular moment. A picture does not indicate a moment other than the the moment it depicts. A picture shows no movement. It is still. It is stagnant. But it as a whole as some thing which it is with respect to its surrounding, irrespective of the scene it depicts, it continues to be there as an unchanging immutable reality. Matter is given to us as a symbol of eternity. Matter is eternal.
Thus we can say that any thing that has a spatial existence, or some thing that is given to us as material perpetuates and is opposite of the things (in this sense) that do not have spatial existence.
Let us consider the phenomenon of light. Light is given to us in a relationship to its source. It is given to us as flowing out of its source and it visibly pervaded the space. It cannot transmit through opaque objects, but it can transmit through transparent object, like glass. This shows that its existence is not affected by the presence of matter as such; rather it is affected by a certain trait of matter which is given to us only as something visible. That trait is color, which is not given to our sense of touch or hearing. It is only given to our vision. Thus light is a phenomenon that is different from matter. We can not touch or hear light. On the other hand matter can display these qualities.
Thus light is visible in the space but it cannot be touched upon. Its existence is ephemeral and depends upon its source. On the other hand its source is also material. Thus matter is the primary source of both sound and light. Light emits from material sources, like a bulb. Thus matter is the causa sui .It is the necessary existence behind all existence.
Matter is given to us as the primary source of existence. It is the only thing that is eternal and it is the source of other things as well. It defies time and change, and it retains itself. Matter is given to us as a reality that does have its limitations in space. It is extended in space and this extension is finite. Thus, matter itself exists in spatial limits. Space itself has no meaning; rather it is the separating distance between two material objects. The only reality is matter.
What matter possibly can be? What forms it can acquire? What it can become? There seems no end to this detail. Matter can acquire any shape, it can sustain any form. Let us think how many shapes and forms matter can possibly have.
Matter is definite in terms of its boundaries in space. It exists as different objects. It is given to us in different shapes and forms. It exists in all possible forms. However the only thing that can change its shape is the force that acts upon it. If a force acts on a material shape to transform it then it possibly can give it a new shape. It can reform or deform it. These two terms are relative and not absolute.
A force can act on matter to bring about a change. It can be done through two contrary to each other means or as an amalgamation of the two. These two means are contact and action at a distance. A force can act from a distance and can act as a result of contact .However in both cases the action ensue from one material object to affect the other material object. Material object sense each other’s presence, in some cases due to a contact and in other cases due to a force that acts from a distance. In magnetism a force acts upon other which is not necessarily in physical contact with the other body. A ball affects another ball as a result of collision.
Thus with respect to its impact on other body, a material body can have one of the two or each of the two properties. Either it can affect another body as a result of a contact or it can affect another body both from a distance and as a result of a physical contact.
However, these categories, when applied to the phenomenon of sound, give amazing meaning, and a few display meanings that are very much different from those generated through the application of these categories on material existence. Matter is different from sound in many respects. It is extended in space and it has no end in time. Matter, as it is given to us as a phenomenon is eternal and has no end or beginning in time. On the other hand sound necessarily has a beginning and an end. Thus matter exists differently as compared to sound.
Furthermore, the way sound is given to us in terms of its quantity and magnitude raises significant questions. Magnitude of a sound is given to us but the way it is given to us is quite amazing. Material quantity is given in the space in which it exists. But the magnitude of a sound exists in no space. It is communicated to us independently. However its duration is given to us. For a sound usually emerges for a definite period of time and then dies away.
If we consider the fact every thing that exists, exists in the dimensions of time and space, then, it would become difficult for us to decide in what dimensions do the magnitude of sound exists. It is some thing that is not given to us. The only thing that is given to us is that magnitude exists with out any specification of duration or space.
Matter is given to us as some thing that perpetually exists .It is always there .This situation can be contrasted from that of sound. Sound comes into being and then dies away. Matter comes into our perception and remains there. Matter remains there.
This simply means that matter’s perpetual existence is because of the fact that it exists in space and sound dies away because it does not exist in space.
Thus matter exists against all odds. And its spatial existence establishes itself against the change. Time is observable only as a duration in which a finite thing or state exists. And, since matter does not have a terminal point therefore, it exists as a negation of time or change. Matter flows through the moments and remain there as an established fact.
A picture displayed on a wall is given to us as a particular moment. It is the condensation of a particular moment. A picture does not indicate a moment other than the the moment it depicts. A picture shows no movement. It is still. It is stagnant. But it as a whole as some thing which it is with respect to its surrounding, irrespective of the scene it depicts, it continues to be there as an unchanging immutable reality. Matter is given to us as a symbol of eternity. Matter is eternal.
Thus we can say that any thing that has a spatial existence, or some thing that is given to us as material perpetuates and is opposite of the things (in this sense) that do not have spatial existence.
Let us consider the phenomenon of light. Light is given to us in a relationship to its source. It is given to us as flowing out of its source and it visibly pervaded the space. It cannot transmit through opaque objects, but it can transmit through transparent object, like glass. This shows that its existence is not affected by the presence of matter as such; rather it is affected by a certain trait of matter which is given to us only as something visible. That trait is color, which is not given to our sense of touch or hearing. It is only given to our vision. Thus light is a phenomenon that is different from matter. We can not touch or hear light. On the other hand matter can display these qualities.
Thus light is visible in the space but it cannot be touched upon. Its existence is ephemeral and depends upon its source. On the other hand its source is also material. Thus matter is the primary source of both sound and light. Light emits from material sources, like a bulb. Thus matter is the causa sui .It is the necessary existence behind all existence.
Matter is given to us as the primary source of existence. It is the only thing that is eternal and it is the source of other things as well. It defies time and change, and it retains itself. Matter is given to us as a reality that does have its limitations in space. It is extended in space and this extension is finite. Thus, matter itself exists in spatial limits. Space itself has no meaning; rather it is the separating distance between two material objects. The only reality is matter.
What matter possibly can be? What forms it can acquire? What it can become? There seems no end to this detail. Matter can acquire any shape, it can sustain any form. Let us think how many shapes and forms matter can possibly have.
Matter is definite in terms of its boundaries in space. It exists as different objects. It is given to us in different shapes and forms. It exists in all possible forms. However the only thing that can change its shape is the force that acts upon it. If a force acts on a material shape to transform it then it possibly can give it a new shape. It can reform or deform it. These two terms are relative and not absolute.
A force can act on matter to bring about a change. It can be done through two contrary to each other means or as an amalgamation of the two. These two means are contact and action at a distance. A force can act from a distance and can act as a result of contact .However in both cases the action ensue from one material object to affect the other material object. Material object sense each other’s presence, in some cases due to a contact and in other cases due to a force that acts from a distance. In magnetism a force acts upon other which is not necessarily in physical contact with the other body. A ball affects another ball as a result of collision.
Thus with respect to its impact on other body, a material body can have one of the two or each of the two properties. Either it can affect another body as a result of a contact or it can affect another body both from a distance and as a result of a physical contact.
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