A relação entre música e felicidade em Santo Agostinho

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Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Janduí Evangelista de
Data de Publicação: 2019
Tipo de documento: Tese
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFPB
Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/18763
Resumo: The employment of music in the pursuit of happiness is not the privilege of our time, in which the so-called music therapies are fashioned for the well-being of man in the face of the malaise of the complex postmodern society; contrary to what can be supposed, these two themes are present in the philosophical investigations from the birth of philosophy. In this way, in Athens are found the first apologies of the happiness dissociated from the sensible world and entirely related to the good life of the soul. At the same way, as a curricular component of Greek education, music played a major role, since its connections with other fields of knowledge far exceeded the common sense of what is usually understood by music, that is, as an audible phenomenon that can be perceived sensory. Nevertheless, despite being present in philosophical investigations since the origin of philosophy, music and happiness have always been treated in isolation, independently and practically without any connection. In view of this, there is the error of understanding music only as a product destined for the leisure, which implies the understanding of happiness disconnected from human interiority. This kind of approach to music and happiness as disjointed things has also spread through the Middle Ages, with some variations, as we will discuss below when discussing St. Augustine's thought. Therefore, we will present the main philosophical roots of the Greco-Roman thought that inspired Augustine and at the same time, expose their peculiarities regarding these issues. Thus, when we read what the Bishop of Hippo addressed in the general set of his work on music and happiness, it is worthy to note that he sought to avoid admitting what was, for him, a great misconception of the previous investigations that would be to defend that true happiness would depend exclusively on the personal effort of each, to the extent that to be happy it was enough to live only in conformity with reason. And on the other hand, Augustine avoided to limit the value of music only to the science of good modulation and therefore sought to moderate sensory pleasure in the light of spiritual pleasures. Thus, the music is elevated to a transcendent, supersensible enjoyment of human encounter point with the divine source of true happiness. Therefore, there is a convergence between music and happiness; since, if true happiness is in the reach of the Supreme Good, which is ultimately God, true music is that which favors the ascension to the Highest Good. Soon, the music sets a harmonious bridge between the sensitive beauty and the Supreme Beauty and Creator, the source of authentic happiness. However, the investigation of the influence of music on happiness is not easy, because, in our days, has intensified the unlimited supply and an unbridled search for happiness has intensified, as well as the production and consumption of music understood only as an element aimed at the human passions. For this reason, we argue that the habit of listening to good music contributes effectively to the achievement of happiness. Especially because the music we hear usually tends to represent important features of our personality, ideas and moral principles. With this, we hope to develop the sensitivity of our reader to create in him the habit of listening to music more carefully. First, because music is not a mere cluster of sounds; it has a rhythm and, at the same time, it has cohesion and harmony; it has a structure and depth of its own that can be put at the service of human happiness. In order to do so, it will be necessary to show, in fact, what happiness and music are for St. Augustine and then to work on the aspects that allow us to show the relationship between them.
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spelling A relação entre música e felicidade em Santo AgostinhoFelicidadeMúsicaAgostinhoHappinessMusicAugustineCNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::FILOSOFIAThe employment of music in the pursuit of happiness is not the privilege of our time, in which the so-called music therapies are fashioned for the well-being of man in the face of the malaise of the complex postmodern society; contrary to what can be supposed, these two themes are present in the philosophical investigations from the birth of philosophy. In this way, in Athens are found the first apologies of the happiness dissociated from the sensible world and entirely related to the good life of the soul. At the same way, as a curricular component of Greek education, music played a major role, since its connections with other fields of knowledge far exceeded the common sense of what is usually understood by music, that is, as an audible phenomenon that can be perceived sensory. Nevertheless, despite being present in philosophical investigations since the origin of philosophy, music and happiness have always been treated in isolation, independently and practically without any connection. In view of this, there is the error of understanding music only as a product destined for the leisure, which implies the understanding of happiness disconnected from human interiority. This kind of approach to music and happiness as disjointed things has also spread through the Middle Ages, with some variations, as we will discuss below when discussing St. Augustine's thought. Therefore, we will present the main philosophical roots of the Greco-Roman thought that inspired Augustine and at the same time, expose their peculiarities regarding these issues. Thus, when we read what the Bishop of Hippo addressed in the general set of his work on music and happiness, it is worthy to note that he sought to avoid admitting what was, for him, a great misconception of the previous investigations that would be to defend that true happiness would depend exclusively on the personal effort of each, to the extent that to be happy it was enough to live only in conformity with reason. And on the other hand, Augustine avoided to limit the value of music only to the science of good modulation and therefore sought to moderate sensory pleasure in the light of spiritual pleasures. Thus, the music is elevated to a transcendent, supersensible enjoyment of human encounter point with the divine source of true happiness. Therefore, there is a convergence between music and happiness; since, if true happiness is in the reach of the Supreme Good, which is ultimately God, true music is that which favors the ascension to the Highest Good. Soon, the music sets a harmonious bridge between the sensitive beauty and the Supreme Beauty and Creator, the source of authentic happiness. However, the investigation of the influence of music on happiness is not easy, because, in our days, has intensified the unlimited supply and an unbridled search for happiness has intensified, as well as the production and consumption of music understood only as an element aimed at the human passions. For this reason, we argue that the habit of listening to good music contributes effectively to the achievement of happiness. Especially because the music we hear usually tends to represent important features of our personality, ideas and moral principles. With this, we hope to develop the sensitivity of our reader to create in him the habit of listening to music more carefully. First, because music is not a mere cluster of sounds; it has a rhythm and, at the same time, it has cohesion and harmony; it has a structure and depth of its own that can be put at the service of human happiness. In order to do so, it will be necessary to show, in fact, what happiness and music are for St. Augustine and then to work on the aspects that allow us to show the relationship between them.NenhumaO emprego da música na busca da felicidade não é privilégio de nossa época, onde estão em moda as chamadas musicoterapias com vista ao bem-estar do homem frente ao mal-estar da complexa sociedade pós-moderna. Ao contrário do que se possa supor, essas duas temáticas estão presentes nas investigações filosóficas desde o nascimento da filosofia. Nesse sentido, em Atenas, encontram-se as primeiras apologias da felicidade, dissociada do mundo sensível e inteiramente relacionada à boa vida da alma. Igualmente, enquanto componente curricular da educação grega, a música exercia um papel de grande relevância, pois suas conexões com outros campos do saber ultrapassam o sentido comum do que se costuma entender por música, isto é, como um fenômeno audível, que pode ser percebido sensorialmente. Contudo, apesar de estarem presentes nas investigações filosóficas, a música e a felicidade sempre foram tratadas isoladamente, independentes e praticamente sem nenhuma vinculação. Em vista disso, decorre o erro de se compreender a música apenas como um produto destinado ao lazer, o que implica na compreensão de uma felicidade desconectada da interioridade humana. Esse tipo de abordagem da música e da felicidade como coisas desconexas, se estendeu também pela Idade Média com algumas variações, conforme discutiremos a seguir, quando tratarmos do pensamento de Santo Agostinho. Para tanto, apresentaremos as principais raízes filosóficas do pensamento greco-romano, que inspirou Agostinho e ao mesmo tempo, exporemos suas particularidades no tocante a estas questões. Assim, ao lermos aquilo que o Bispo de Hipona abordou no conjunto geral de sua obra sobre a música e a felicidade, é digno notar que ele procurou que seria evitar admitir aquilo que, para ele, foi um grande equívoco das investigações anteriores, o de defender que a verdadeira felicidade dependeria exclusivamente do esforço pessoal de cada um, à medida que para ser feliz bastava tão somente viver em conformidade com a razão. E por outro lado, evitou limitar o valor da música somente à ciência da boa modulação e por isso procurou moderar o prazer sensível em função dos prazeres espirituais. Com isso, a música é elevada à categoria de uma fruíção transcendente e suprassensível, ponto de encontro do humano com o divino, fonte da verdadeira felicidade. Portanto, nota-se a existência da convergência entre a música e a felicidade, uma vez que, se a verdadeira felicidade está ao alcance do Sumo Bem, que em última instância é Deus, a verdadeira música é aquela que favorece a ascensão ao Sumo Bem. Logo, a música estabelece uma harmoniosa ponte entre a beleza sensível e a Beleza Suprema e Criadora, fonte da autêntica felicidade. Porém, a investigação da influência da música sobre a felicidade não é fácil, pois tem-se intensificado em nossos dias a oferta desmedida e uma procura desenfreada por felicidade, assim como, a produção e consumo da música entendida apenas como um elemento voltado para as paixões humanas. Por essa razão, defendemos que o hábito de ouvir uma boa música contribui efetivamente, para a conquista da felicidade, sobretudo, porque a música que habitualmente ouvimos, tende a representar traços importantes da nossa personalidade, ideias e princípios morais. Com isso, esperamos desenvolver a sensibilidade do nosso leitor, à fim de criar nele o hábito de ouvir música com mais cuidado. Primeiramente, porque a música não é um simples aglomerado de sons; ela tem um ritmo e, ao mesmo tempo, coesão e harmonia; possui uma estrutura e uma profundidade própria, que pode ser posta a serviço da felicidade humana. Para tanto, se faz necessário mostrar, de fato, o que é a felicidade e a música para Santo Agostinho e depois trabalhar os aspectos, que nos permite mostrar a relação existente entre elas.Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrasilFilosofiaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em FilosofiaUFPBCosta, Marcos Roberto Nuneshttp://lattes.cnpq.br/1136821185537508Oliveira, Janduí Evangelista de2020-12-15T00:08:40Z2019-05-162020-12-15T00:08:40Z2019-03-18info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesishttps://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/18763porAttribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/br/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFPBinstname:Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)instacron:UFPB2020-12-28T06:12:16Zoai:repositorio.ufpb.br:123456789/18763Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertaçõeshttps://repositorio.ufpb.br/PUBhttp://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/oai/requestdiretoria@ufpb.br|| diretoria@ufpb.bropendoar:2020-12-28T06:12:16Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFPB - Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)false
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title A relação entre música e felicidade em Santo Agostinho
spellingShingle A relação entre música e felicidade em Santo Agostinho
Oliveira, Janduí Evangelista de
Felicidade
Música
Agostinho
Happiness
Music
Augustine
CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::FILOSOFIA
title_short A relação entre música e felicidade em Santo Agostinho
title_full A relação entre música e felicidade em Santo Agostinho
title_fullStr A relação entre música e felicidade em Santo Agostinho
title_full_unstemmed A relação entre música e felicidade em Santo Agostinho
title_sort A relação entre música e felicidade em Santo Agostinho
author Oliveira, Janduí Evangelista de
author_facet Oliveira, Janduí Evangelista de
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Costa, Marcos Roberto Nunes
http://lattes.cnpq.br/1136821185537508
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Felicidade
Música
Agostinho
Happiness
Music
Augustine
CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::FILOSOFIA
topic Felicidade
Música
Agostinho
Happiness
Music
Augustine
CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::FILOSOFIA
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