Plato’s regimes
THE FIVE REGIMES OF PLATO'S REPUBLIC In his Republic, Plato identifies five political regimes. In order of importance (from good to worst), these government types are aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, [...]
Art as imitation
ART AS IMITATION Plato asserted that when artists are making or performing art they are imitating. Art imitates physical things (objects or events). Physical things imitate Forms (read Plato's [...]
Duality in Plato’s Republic
PLATONIC DUALITY Duality is "...an instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something; a dualism..." - Dictionary. Plato debates in the Republic the important [...]
Plato and Art
Plato and Art Many have debated the purpose and validity of the art-making process. And many have also asserted, that the making of visual art is contrary to the [...]