Question

explain how Plato views art as twice removed from reality​

Answer 1

Answer:

According to Plato's theory of mimesis (imitation) the arts deal with illusion and they are imitation of an imitation. Thus, they are twice removed from reality. As a moralist, Plato disapproves of poetry because it is immoral, as a philosopher he disapproves of it because it is based in falsehood.

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Answer 2

Answer:-

By some news according to Plato's theory of mimesis (imitation) the arts deal with illusion and they are imitation of an imitation.......

Thus, they are twice removed from reality. As a moralist, Plato disapproves of poetry .......

because it is immoral, as a philosopher he disapproves of it because it is based in falsehood.......

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