Part one of term paper
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 ...

Part two of term paper
... The Fire and the Sun, “art naively or willfully accepts appearances instead of questioning them.” Plato supports writers who relish on good people and censor their work by writing morally sound stories. He is proposing that an earnest man would produce real things (which direct the mind to philosophy) opposed to unreal things (speculations of reality). Because of this, Plato believes that art can increase psychological harm. As stated in The Fire and the Sun, Art or imitation may be ...