ENG280H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Socratic Dialogue, Glaucon, Real Tree
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Eng280 lecture 2: language and the problem of representation (01-14-19) Socrates says don"t know how plato wants us to read it. Whenever a number of individuals have a common name, we assume them to have also a corresponding idea or form (308) Imitation of object made by artist untrue because removed from true ideal bed. Imitation is thus thrice removed from the truth. And so if that tragic poet is an imitator, he too is thrice removed from the king [god] and the truth . Appearance: artistic representation/imitation is thus not a representation/imitation of things as they are, but only they appear to be, can any tv show be an accurate representation of reality, including documentaries and. Reality tv : creators" perspectives influence the representation created, show one view of reality, photography simplifies reality by only capturing reflected light through a lens and excluding everything else.
