Plato v. Art: cage match

by | Aug 23, 2011 | aesthetics, Plato, the N.W.A., Uncategorized

In book 10 of the Republic, Plato goes on one of his more extended rants against artists. His final target appears to be Homer. His first issue is that artists are always three steps from the truth. They make copies of copies. So, a painter paints a chair, but he...