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Ideas for '27: Book of Daniel', 'The Republic' and 'Philosophy and Politics'

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21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 3. Artistic Representation
Representation is two steps removed from the truth [Plato]
     Full Idea: The province of representation is indeed two steps removed from the truth.
     From: Plato (The Republic [c.374 BCE], 602c)
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 6. Value of Art
Artists should be excluded from a law-abiding community, because they destroy the rational mind [Plato]
     Full Idea: We are right to refuse admission to artists in any community which is going to respect convention, because he destroys the rational mind and feeds the irrational - it is like destroying good citizens by giving ruffians power.
     From: Plato (The Republic [c.374 BCE], 605b)
Truth is closely related to proportion [Plato]
     Full Idea: Truth is closely related to proportion.
     From: Plato (The Republic [c.374 BCE], 486d)