Instructions · Explain the idea that art represents reality by discussing Plato and/or Aristotle’s view of art

Explain the idea that art represents reality by discussing Plato and/or Aristotle’s view of art. Discuss a work of art that you think illustrates this idea. For example, you might discuss a character/narrator/subject in a work of art (novel, poem, film, graphic novel, short story, television show, song, painting, etc.) who you think captures the idea that we have an essential, shared human nature and that art reflects this reality for us.

         Plato and Aristotle were the first philosophers at the time. They believed that Art was an imitation of the nature of reality. Plato and Aristotle’s theories were widely unrelated in terms of nature and reality and their concepts on imitations. These brought about the differences due to the repercussions of their various ontological and epistemological angles of views. Several factors, however, complicate the situation.

         According to Plato's theories, Art imitates reality. He was the first or the last to perceive that as this concept is proved to be strong when Vasari, in his " Lives Of The Painters," said that paintings are just imitations of nature's existing things with their coloring design coming from reality. This may still be the most commonly argued theory. Many people are still perceived that a painting is supposed to have a meaning of something and that a painter is a person who makes a painting look real.  

         As per the Republic, Plato maintains that Art is a result of objects and the actions taking place in real life. Therefore referring to Art as a copy of another copy of a form.  This makes it more illusional than in the regular experience. According to this theory, artworks are mostly for entertainment purposes and also can be a dangerous delusion.

         However, there have been thoughts about making Plato’s theory more friendly by perceiving that artists may be a true reflection of the forms than how people experience reality. This theory is depicted in the story of the Ion. Socrates questions the poet Ion, who recites Homer's poem eloquently but is not best at reciting anything else. This puzzles Socrates because it seems that if Ion has the Art of reciting poems, he should also apply the skill in other poets. He is perceived that Ion doesn't have Art. Rather, he must be possessed by a god when doing Homer.

Explain the idea that art is truth by discussing Schelling, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and/or Heidegger. Discuss a work of art that you think illustrates this idea. For example, you might discuss a character/narrator/subject in a work of art (novel, poem, film, graphic novel, short story, television show, song, painting, etc.) who you think captures the artichoke/post-modern idea.

         There is a transformation in Art, and this has been hailed for how it expresses unity among subjects and objects. Keats, Schopenhauer, Schelling, and Heidegger all hold exceptional sentiments on Art and the truth and reflect the artichoke view on the self. Schelling’s opinion agrees with Plato’s when relating objects and subjects; views of the subjects result from the formulations derived from the main object.

         Through Art, we can explain the truth by enabling people to go through layers like artichoke, which gives them access to the world (Mitchell, 2015, p. 325). Likewise, Schopenhauer reaches at the same assumption by initially going through Kant’s problem. He emphasized that willingness to live is a primary foundation of existence. This has also resulted in success and the major reason people were recommended to make Art a form of expression.

          According to Nietzsche's understanding, Art had an occupation in the real world and influenced the self. Greek divinities, for instance, Dionysus and Apollo, had a characteristic that had a certain interest in classical tragedies (Mitchell, 2015, p.328). By expressing this form, people pick important lessons which will help them avoid being trapped in similar circumstances. Even though it is an illusion, the characters are vital in capturing artichoke's opinions, and how important one of self is.

          Furthermore, Art and philosophy are commonly related according to aesthetics theory. The lesson obtained in this certain circumstance is a basis of the opinion that Art has philosophical and ontological significance. It seems that Art contributes to the quality of life of people and is important in alleviating arbitrariness.  Philosophy ensures that it covers what is inadequate in Art by rationalizing thought to expound concepts. Its basis is on a perception about a certain notion which is better expressed by different characteristics of conceptual thought.  Most cultures use Art as an integral medium to express the divine (Mitchell, 2015, p.315).

Is art mimesis/representation (as in Platonism and Aristotelian aesthetics) or is it a means of transforming the self and reality? Might it be aspirational, allowing us to achieve catharsis, as Aristotle suggests? Consider, too, how the idea of art as representation is akin to the avocado view while the idea of art as transformative is more like the artichoke view.

          First, the idea of philosophy has time and time again widely accepted that reality often has an information source, according to mimesis. Greek philosophers of the past generally assumed that Art came out of an imitation of real life. Conversely, Plato and Aristotle have different assumptions on this concept. Plato, as per the Republic, explains his poems and uses heroes as the protagonist. He further went ahead and told the writer that self and distinctive characteristics shown by the artists are a basis of an imitation of the real behaviors of noble individuals.  Plato hires the usage of absolute fallacies once employing characters such as Homer and Aeschylus to notify his addressees of vital necessities of human essence.

What is the relationship between art and philosophy? Do you agree with Plato and Descartes that philosophy is the best means of achieving certainty about reality and existence, or do you think that art is the ultimate expression of truth? How is the postmodern view of art a rejection of the natural standpoint we see adopted by empiricism and rationalism and rejected by phenomenology?

          Philosophy and Art are reciprocally related. Art is created out of philosophical motivation that allows characters to create. The wisdom of philosophical wisdom can be transmitted using Art. I concur with Descartes stating that sensible and thinking critically are vital when looking for accurate, real, and origin of being. Clear correlations are existing between Art and metaphysics related to the main features of their details. To find the facts requires lengthy, tedious work, and philosophers are presently finding the reality using evidence that guides them in making decisions. It is widely accepted that aesthetics can guide a person to facts (Mitchell, 2015, p.306). Art gives a better knowledge of how reality can be achieved, allowing people to understand truth and reality.