Rebels and Revolutions

Running Head : REBELS AND REVOLUTIONS

Rebels and Revolutions

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Rebels and Revolutions

In The Republic , Plato advocated censorship in his imagined utopia This is based upon the necessity to ensure the virtue of the individual and the virtue of the state . This is best understood within the context of ancient Greek society which recognizes the harmony between the individual and the

laws of the state . Within ancient Greek society harmony existed between the public and private spheres of life to the extent that the virtue of the individual is seen as being dependent upon the virtue of the state 's laws and vice-versa . A problem however exists when one considers the dangerous aspect of the power the statesmen hold over his people . In to ensure the virtue of both the individual and the state , it is thereby necessary to create a decree that will determine the growth and habituation of each individual within the state

Book III of The Republic lays out Plato 's educational reform as it specifically pertains to the arts and its practitioners . Based upon a mimetic conception of art which perceives art as a representation of reality , Plato subdivides the arts based upon their representational and expressive aspects . The different arts such as poetry , painting , music weaving , embroidery , architecture , and gymnastics are thereby classified in terms of their...