Lecture 4.1

What was Plato's conflicted view on art?

• He completely rejected it

• He was indifferent to it

• He both loved and hated it

• He only appreciated literature

According to Plato, what is art primarily considered to be?

• A copy of a copy

• A means of education

• A form of truth

• A reflection of reality

In Plato's philosophy, where does true reality exist?

• In the world of becoming

• In the realm of true Forms

• In the physical world

• In the minds of individuals

What does Plato's Allegory of the Cave illustrate?

• The role of the philosopher

• How art leads to ignorance

• The importance of art

• The beauty of nature

What is the role of the philosopher according to Plato?

• To teach others

• To imitate nature

• To contemplate the true form

• To create art

What does Plato believe about the relationship between beauty and the universal form?

• Beauty is subjective

• Beauty is an illusion

• Beauty does not exist

• Things are beautiful as appearances of the universal form

According to Carroll (1999), what must a work be to be considered art?

• It must be philosophical

• It must be original

• It must be an imitation

• It must be beautiful

What type of art does Batteux define as imitating the beauty of nature through colors?

• Dance

• Literature

• Music

• Painting

Which of the following is NOT a type of art based on imitationism?

• Painting

• Philosophy

• Sculpture

• Dance

What does the imitation theory assert about all art?

• All art is philosophical

• All art is subjective

• All art is imitative

• All art is original