1. Plato’s definition of “good life” is as simple as one layman could understand. It was defined in a way that even the simplest of simple things in this world can be instrumental for a person to live a life that is “good”. His thinking about how we live our lives is so pure and sincere. ZHe thinks that not even material things in this world are requirements for someone to have a meaningful life. Good friends, good food, learning new things are so basic that we often times take them for granted. We have felt that these things are necessary for us to live but we always have taken them for granted that they are actually the same things that make our lives more complete. His views on a person’s pursuit for excellence and living below the person’s means may compliment the way we think of life. This way, Plato has instilled to us that even the simplest things being appreciated and the pursuit for excellence in one’s life contribute to living the most meaningful existence in this world.
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1. Plato’s views on mimetic art as detrimental to people are subject to his own opinions. Personally, I agree with some of his views. It is true though that mimetic art is a form of deceiving the artist’s mind and the patron’s mind as well. This kind of art perceives something as real or original but in fact it was just an imitation of somebody’s work. On the other hand, I think art itself is an evolution from somebody’s inspiration. Nobody really has an original idea in its truest sense. Because art is always a product of an inspiration from somebody else’s work. So I don’t totally agree that art is detrimental to people’s pursuit for excellence whether it is a mimetic art or not. Art always inspires people to do something else new. In movies, writers always look for new scripts to offer to the critical viewers. Though these new movies may seem very new and original but somehow the writers and directors are inspired from somebody else’s ideas and these inspiration are put in the movie but somehow made some alterations to look new and original
