Plato's Simile Of The Cave: Artist's Work Is Based On Illusion
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There are many ways people view art. To an observer it may be perceived as inventive, searching, disturbing, or self-expressive. Art not only phases the way people think and understand but it may also affect a lifestyle. Plato creates a new consciousness, a way of living in uniformation; moreov ....
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.... opposed to unreal things (speculations of reality). Because of this, Plato believes that art can increase psychological harm. As stated in The Fire and the Sun, Art or imitation may be dismissed as ‘play’, but when artists imitate what is bad they are adding to the sum of badness in the world; and it is easier to copy a bad man than a good man, because the bad man is various and entertaining and extreme, while the good man is quiet and always the same.
Artists are interested in wh ....
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