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Help, which philosopher said art was a bad influence?

  • 08-12-2010 12:38am
    #1
    synthbuyer
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    Hey, doing ethics assignment and am wondering which Greek philosopher said that art was bad because it encouraged people to do things, harmful/anti-establishment things, that they would not do without influence? or something like that....
    Im doing a media ethics assignment for college and would appreciate if anyone could point me in the right direction


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  • #2
    raah!
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    Plato!

    Edit: ahem, well he certainly said that certain types of drama were a bad influence, but he also reccommended kinds of drama that would be a good influence. In the Republic. I'm sure someone else will give you a proper response.


  • #3
    Sardonicat
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    OP, here is an article you may find useful: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato-aesthetics/


  • #4
    Black Swan
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    Plato in Republic suggests that art is imitation, which may divert one from seeing true beauty in the real world. Art is but a mirror – a reflection – that may distort reality.

    See Janaway, Christopher (1995). Images of Excellence: Plato's Critique of the Arts. Oxford University Press.


  • #5
    Selected
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    My Name is Red – Orhan Pamuk - raises some interesting questions on the subject.


  • #6
    Black Swan
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    Selected wrote: »
    My Name is Red – Orhan Pamuk - raises some interesting questions on the subject.

    Isn't My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk a 16th century historical novel that occurs in Istanbul, and is noted for its description of Islamic illustration? Please explain how this relates to Greek anti-art philosophy.


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    Permabear
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  • #8
    Selected
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    Blue_Lagoon wrote: »
    Please explain how this relates to Greek anti-art philosophy.
    It doesn’t.
    I assumed the OP’s question had been answered. (Plato)
    The use of art in the conflict between two ideologies, as explored by Pamuk in My Name is Red, does present some interesting questions with regard the connection between artistic and ideological perspective.
    I accept it has no relevance to OP’s question.


  • #9
    Pierce_1991
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    What about Rousseau? Don't think anyone mentioned him, in the discourse on the arts he talks about how the arts changes people for the worse etc. The arts causes a battle between 'Being' and 'Seeming'

    EDIT
    Maybe I should have read that it was specifically a Greek philosopher the person was looking for


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