Būties paradoksas: muzikos ir laimės koreliatai
The Paradox of Being: Correlations of Music and Happiness

Summary/Abstract: The article presents an analysis of happiness and music experiences using the categories of fullness, constancy and totality or intensity, duration and extensity. The article poses questions regarding the existence of music and a happy life, considers the parameters of a music work, and seeks reliable sources and factors of happiness. It is evident that attempts to discover and express the essence of music and find a universal basis for happiness are prone to getting stuck in labyrinths of technical details or ending up in metaphors. The fundamental expression of the paradox of being is the dichotomy of inside and outside, manifested in reflecting experiences of music and happiness.The discovered antinomies and aporias confirm and highlight the paradox of being – being is the closest to a human, but its proximity remains the most distant.

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