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What is Aristotle's definition of art?
'The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance', Aristotle wrote. The theory of art as an imitation of beauty or nature was persistent throughout the history of art.
What is an art According to Plato?
According to Plato, art is false knowledge of reality. An artist's imitation can deceive common people, not the philosopher, who knows the essence of reality or the real being of things.
What is art for Plato and Aristotle?
While Plato condemns art because it is in effect a copy of a copy - since reality is imitation of the Forms and art is then imitation of reality - Aristotle defends art by saying that in the appreciation of art the viewer receives a certain “cognitive value” from the experience (Stumpf, p 99).
What is art According to Kant?
Kant has a definition of art, and of fine art; the latter, which Kant calls the art of genius, is “a kind of representation that is purposive in itself and, though without an end, nevertheless promotes the cultivation of the mental powers for sociable communication” (Kant, Critique of the Power of Judgment, Guyer ...