Plato's Theory of Art

First published in 2000. This is Volume VII of ten in the International Library of Philosophy in a series on Ancient Philosophy. Written around 1953, this book looks at Plato and his ideas on art based on his ‘Dialogues’. Introduction; Chapter One The Background of Hellenic Theories of Art; Chapter Two The Origin of Art; Chapter Three The Nature of Art, I; Chapter Four The Nature of Art, II; Chapter Five The Functions of Art, I; Chapter Six The Functions of Art, II; Chapter Seven The Limitations of Art: How to Meet Them, I; Chapter Eight The Limitations of Art: How to Meet Them, II; Chapter Nine Mimesis; Chapter Ten The Judge in Matters of Art; Chapter Eleven The Aesthetical Value-Judgement; Chapter Twelve Sensation and Aesthetic Quality; Chapter Thirteen Freedom and Artists in the Model City; Chapter Fourteen The Function of Knowledge in Art;