Philosophy and Music

If I assume that something that can be recognized as an object is not "I" because it can be erased or exchanged, then "I" am the subject who recognizes objects, and cannot be an object to be recognized.

For example, when I imagine a world after my mind and body are destroyed, there is "I"  who sees the world where my mind and body do not exist, in the imagination.

Furthermore, even if I imagine a world in which I never existed in the first place, there is "I" who recognizes this.

Alternatively, it is possible to imagine exchanging my entire body and mind, including my memories and way of thinking, with another person. Also, the "I'' who perceives the world through the mind and body after the exchange is the same as the "I" before the exchange.

And this kind of erasure and replacement of me is not just in my imagination, but similar things are actually happening. For example, all the materials that make up my body are gradually replaced over a few decades, and the way I think and the content of my memories change as well, but the "I" who perceives this world remains the same.

However, there is no "recognizable basis for my identity as objects."

In other words, the reason why I think that "I" am the same as the "I'' in the past is only because this "I" recognizes the "I" in the recalled past as the same as the "I" in the present.

(The only "I" who is the subject of recognition and cannot be recognized is the "I'' of the present, so it is impossible for anyone other than the "I" of the present to be aware of that world in the recalled past. Therefore, It is impossible to determine anything other than that "I'' of the present and "I" in the recalled past are the same for "I".

Even if "I" moved from any human being that existed in the past to my current body and mind, "I'' would not notice it.

This is because in order to realize that I have moved, I need to refer to the memories that existed in my original mind and body, but since they are not "I", they have not moved with "I", and the "I" can only compare the current myself with the past myself within the scope of the memories that were originally present in the mind and body of the destination, so "I" can't notice any differences.

In other words, in the real world, just like in the imaginary world, the only thing that is the same is "I", and everything else may have been erased or replaced. )

Furthermore, there is no basis for the existence of "I" as an object.

(In the first place, when I try to think about the identity of  "I" and the basis of my existence, the  "I"  that comes to mind is not  "I"  because  "I"  recognizes it as an object.)

Furthermore, defining something means recognizing it as an object, so the initial definition and everything I've written so far are contradictory.

However, even so, as mentioned above, it is impossible for me to even imagine a state in which "I'' do not exist.

In this way, "I" am "something that cannot be talked about."

Ludwig Wittgenstein was the person who philosophically considered this "something that cannot be talked about" and his older brother was the left-handed pianist Paul Wittgenstein.

It is my personal opinion that from the life of Paul Wittgenstein, who played with the handicap of playing only with his left hand, I can clearly feel the "I'' of him that can never be expressed in words.

(He lost his right hand in World War Ⅱ, and I feel that his  "I"  showed its existence by not giving in to the situation.)

However,  "not giving in"  is something that is recognized as a function of his mind and body, and it is impossible to know whether it represents his unrecognized subjectivity….

Perhaps music is an art that shows the connection  between "I" (or the soul in general) and the mind and the body, that cannot be grasped by reason or language.

If this is true, music may provide the basis for the existence and identity of "I (soul)".

There are many people who say, "Music can express things that cannot be expressed in words," so I think many of you can relate to my opinion.

By playing music, we may be able to provide a different answer to a mystery for which "silence" is the answer in philosophy. (Note*).

(Note*): Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote "We must remain silent about what we cannot talk about."