Plato's Simile of the Cave: Artist's Work is Based On Illusion There are many ways people view art. To an observer it may be perceived as inventive, searching, disturbing, or self-expressive. Art not only phases the way people think and understand but it may also affect a lifestyle. Plato creates a new consciousness, a way of living in uniformation; moreover, in The Simile of the Cave he implies that the artist’s work is based on an illusion, or what an artist thinks is a reality or state of mind. Through harsh criticisms Plato is accusatorial towards artists proclaiming that they are morally weak because not all art work is censored or exemplifies the Christian lifestyle as Plato would have it. As it suggests in Iris Murdoch’s The Fire and the Sun, “art naively or willfully accepts appearances instead o....

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