... me that if reality has this kind passion teacher then the student must learn from them and she set Socrates as a perfect model of a good teacher. In the painting of Socrates by Jacque-Louis David, it was similar to what I read in the books, which is called," the death of Socrates". In the picture, Socrates's position ... hesitating to drink the poison because I think this is the only way he can try to prove that he is right instead of wrong. For example, in the painting before he was reaching the poison, his right arm is so relaxed and calm and he was looking away from the poison. Howeve...

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... its mechanism and its relation to truth. The argument is based largely on the theory of Forms and certain relations between the art of poetry and painting. In this argument all art is taken to be mimetic, as opposed to Book III's more limited use of mimesis. All imitation, Plato argues ... by a craftsman from an idea in nature (and therefore the work of God). "An imitator" is defined by Plato in terms of painting; since painting is concerned only with appearances (as opposed to, say, the use to which objects can be put), Socrates says "you call him who ... in the scale; it cannot ther...

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... School in Athens" is quite obvious to me. In the very center Plato and Aristotle are made to stand out more than anyone else in the painting. Raphael choose to put these two walking down the center carrying their respective famous works. Plato is pointing to the heavens while he carries theTimaeus, ... The many people surrounding them could be followers of the two different thoughts each on their respective sides of Plato and Aristotle. I also believe that this painting is also a fantasy. Raphael was fantasizing about what the school must have been like. People all over the place involve...

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... even while captured in motion. Attention was paid to the bull's skin, and Aegean hair styles were captured greatly. When compared to the Egyptian painting The Fowling, you can really see the differences in how people and animals were structured. What you may miss though, is some very striking similarities ... . Both have distinct borders. Both paintings have rich color, with the Egyptians using blue more often. The same profile view is given, but the Aegean painting just seems more lifelike. Again, very large advancement in a very small time frame. 4. GREEK AND ROMAN The idealism of Socr...

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Art One of the many things Greeks created was their beautiful artwork. They excelled in painting the human figure. They liked to paint these humans on vases as well as murals. The Greeks designed there pottery due to there different functions. As an example the Greeks ... supplies, they used scenes from mythology. This affected today's modern art incredibly. For instance without these incredible artists ideas and how talented they were in the carving and shaping and painting into these vases than we wouldn't be where we were today. The paintings we purchase wouldn't be as beautiful and would...

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... Rex. He was fascinated in divine justice. His tragedies focused on the connection between the community and its individuals. Sophocles introduced the third character and also the use of sense painting towards the history of theatre. He also increased the number of people taking part in a chorus. Instead of composing the plays in threes, Sophocles made each of the plays an ... ...

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... they are in those things. Another difference the two had was in the area of the arts. Plato argued that are is the "thrice removed" from reality. He states that a painting is an imperfect copy made from a man who is an imperfect copy himself. So Plato wanted to banish the arts. Where as Aristotle states that when the artist draws it ... ...

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... "what is reality?" We are sure that reality is not illusion, and that is all we are sure of. Reality is truth. This point is made very well by the painting "The Betrayal of Images" ("This is Not a Pipe", "Ceci N'est Pas une Pipe") (Adams 16) by Belgian Surrealist painter Rene Magritte, painted in 1928, shows us that illusion falls short ... ...

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... world, in fact portrayed the brutal reality of this tragedy as he captures the decomposition of the human figures as they meet death. Similarly he used no colors; the whole painting is done in white and black and shades of gray, possibly creating a newsprint quality as his piece reports a factual event. At far left he portrays a shrieking mother holding her dead ... ...

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... a Rose" raises an important philosophical issue concerning the necessity of art in our society. Should tax payer's money be used to fund the creative arts such as theatre, litterateur and painting or instead should it be spent on services like Medicare, The Dole and Education receive more money and be deemed more importance? We can no doubt see that services such ... ...

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... our minds as one of the most beautiful creations of the Greek imagination as well as a collection of timeless importance topics and symbols without which the Greek or Roman literature, painting or sculpture would not exist. In conclusion I would like to say that thanks to ancient culture one can better understand the world which surrounds us. The masters of the antiquity ... ...

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What is Systems of Knowledge? Systems of knowledge is the systems by which people acquire knowledge. Knowledge is acquired through emotions. For example when you look at a painting, you will have a different emotion from another person. It is also acquired through myth and superstition. Through philosophy, which is concerned with physical things, one can also acquire knowledge. Philosophy ... ...

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... exist as to who was more right or wrong, I think it more important to focus on what each one meant to history. Their relationship can best be summarized by Raphael's painting, The School of Athens. In it, both men are surrounded by Greeks with Plato holding his hand upright as if to say, "Look towards the Perfect Heavens for truth" while ... ...

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