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By Alison Denham

This specified number of essays specializes in a number of elements of Plato's Philosophy of artwork, not just within the Republic , yet within the Phaedrus, Symposium, legislation and comparable dialogues. the variety of concerns addressed contains the competition among philosophy and poetry, the ethical prestige of tune, the affection of good looks, censorship, influenced emotions.

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