... painters. Socrates discusses a theory of forms which states that the physical aspect of something is a particular, like human beings. But, what it is to be something is its form. In Book X of the Republic, Socrates said, "the painter, we say, will paint for us a shoemaker, a carpenter, and other craftsmen, although he doesn't understand the arts of any one of them" (598c ... craft of shoemaking he may capture a shoemaker who isn't very good at his craft or paint a step not need in the shoemaking process. But, in Book V Socrates suggests that it may be possible for an image-maker to crea...

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... one of the greatest philosophers to ever live. Throughout his lifetime he wrote many books, one entitled The Republic: Book X, which deals with his opinion of the perfect society. In that book Plato talks about his love for art, but according to him, his perfect society did not have room for art ... reason for not allowing art was it affected people's emotions. Plato believed in only rational approaches in life, while Homer, as we can see in Book Twenty-Two of The Odyssey, based most of his poetry on emotion. Although Homer has withstood the test of time over the past few centuries, his ....

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... one of the greatest philosophers to ever live. Throughout his lifetime he wrote many books, one entitled The Republic: Book X, which deals with his opinion of the perfect society. In that book Plato talks about his love for art, but according to him, his perfect society did not have room for art ... reason for not allowing art was it affected people's emotions. Plato believed in only rational approaches in life, while Homer, as we can see in Book Twenty-Two of The Odyssey, based most of his poetry on emotion. Although Homer has withstood the test of time over the past few centuries, his ....

• Word Count: 734
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School