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Tolstoy and Art
Tolstoy uses the test of infectiousness, not only as a descriptive measure for what should count as art, but also as a standard for good art (#28-32). What does he mean by this standard? How does he suggest we apply this test to evaluate art? Is this a useful proposal for evaluating the quality of…
Plato’s Reality: eXistenZ Movie
Blog Prompt 6 (Due after the movie) How does Existenz, the film, fit into Plato’s hierarchical scheme of reality? How does the game, Trancendenz fit? (Due Saturday after class) The film itself is an image of the real world. Since it’s a movie, an art form, we can say that Plato would not like the idea of…
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