I am supposed to come up with a discussion question share with my other classmates on Book VII of The Republic. I was wondering if this sounds okay or if someone could give me suggestions for another question.
In the cave there are different levels of education being represented. In the beginning when all the people are bound and are unable to see beyond the shadows before them they are at the stage of a low education. They can’t see or understand that something exists past the shadows. I believe that this is a representation that the lowest form of education is imagination. Some of the people talk about the objects and “the names they used applied to the things they see passing before them?” So they are inventing meaning to the shadows. So what I am wondering is if imagination is the lowest form of education then would “ART” be considered a minimal meaning to education?
2007-09-27 19:07:59 · 1 answers · asked by Anthropomorphic 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Plato's cave is a wonder discussion piece,
Art, however is not education, it is expression. Education is taken in whereas Art is poured out.
I can't help but wonder thou. In My book of Plato's republic, chapter 7 deals with the luxury of a state??
2007-09-27 20:49:46 · answer #1 · answered by Dr weasel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋