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<strong>The</strong> eyes, the most beautiful feature, had been colored black, not purple. We would<br />

regard it as a quite reasonable defense to say to him: “Hang on a m<strong>in</strong>ute. You surely<br />

don’t th<strong>in</strong>k, do you, that we should make the eyes—or any <strong>of</strong> the other parts <strong>of</strong> the<br />

body—so beautiful that they don’t even look like eyes. <strong>The</strong> th<strong>in</strong>g to ask yourself is<br />

whether by giv<strong>in</strong>g the right colours to everyth<strong>in</strong>g we are mak<strong>in</strong>g the whole th<strong>in</strong>g<br />

beautiful.” It’s the same with us. You mustn’t start forc<strong>in</strong>g us to give the guardians the<br />

k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>of</strong> happ<strong>in</strong>ess which will turn them <strong>in</strong>to anyth<strong>in</strong>g other than guardians.<br />

149<br />

Plato, Respublica 514c-515a IV B.C.<br />

Text: J. Burnet, ed., Platonis opera IV (Oxford, 1902; repr. 1968).<br />

Translation: G. R. F. Ferrari, ed., <strong>and</strong> T. Griffith, tr., Plato. <strong>The</strong> Republic (Cambridge,<br />

2000).<br />

3Ora toi/nun para_ tou~to to_ teixi/on fe/rontaj a)nqrw&pouj skeu&h te pantodapa_<br />

u(pere/xonta tou~ teixi/ou kai\ a)ndria&ntaj kai\ a1lla zw|~a li/q<strong>in</strong>a& te kai\ cu&l<strong>in</strong>a kai\<br />

pantoi=a ei0rgasme/na,oi[on ei0ko_j tou_j me\n fqeggome/nouj, tou_j de\ sigw~ntaj tw~n<br />

parafero&ntwn.<br />

Picture also, along the length <strong>of</strong> the wall, people carry<strong>in</strong>g all sorts <strong>of</strong> implements which<br />

project above it, <strong>and</strong> statues <strong>of</strong> people <strong>and</strong> animals made <strong>of</strong> stone <strong>and</strong> wood <strong>and</strong> all k<strong>in</strong>ds<br />

<strong>of</strong> materials. As you’d expect, some <strong>of</strong> the people carry<strong>in</strong>g the objects are speak<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

while others are silent.<br />

150<br />

Plato, Respublica 598b-598c IV B.C.<br />

Text: J. Burnet, ed., Platonis opera IV (Oxford, 1902; repr. 1968).<br />

Translation: P. Shorey, ed., tr., Plato. <strong>The</strong> Republic II (London <strong>and</strong> Cambridge, Mass.,<br />

1935; repr. 1963).<br />

[SW.] pro_j po&teron h( grafikh_ pepoi/htai peri\ e3kaston; po&tera pro_j to_ o1n, w(j<br />

e1xei, mimh&sasqai, h2 pro_j to_ fa<strong>in</strong>o&menon, w(j fai/netai, fanta&smatoj h2 a)lhqei/aj<br />

ou}sa mi/mhsij;<br />

[GL.] Fanta&smatoj, e1fh.<br />

[SW.] Po&rrw a1ra pou tou~ a)lhqou~j h( mimhtikh& e0st<strong>in</strong> kai/, w(j e1oiken, dia_ tou~to<br />

pa&nta a)perga&zetai, o3ti smikro&n ti e9ka&stou e0fa&ptetai, kai\ tou~to ei1dwlon. oi[on<br />

o( zwgra&foj, fame/n, zwgrafh&sei h(mi=n skutoto&mon, te/ktona, tou_j a1llouj<br />

dhmiourgou&j, peri\ ou)deno_j tou&twn e0pai5wn tw~n texnw~n: a)ll' o3mwj pai=da&j ge<br />

kai\ a1fronaj a)nqrw&pouj, ei0 a)gaqo_j ei1h zwgra&foj, gra&yaj a2n te/ktona kai\<br />

po&rrwqen e0pideiknu_j e0capatw|~ a2n tw|~ dokei=n w(j a)lhqw~j te/ktona ei]nai.<br />

SOCRATES. To which is pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g directed <strong>in</strong> every case, to the imitation <strong>of</strong> reality as it<br />

is or <strong>of</strong> appearance as it appears?<br />

GLAUCON. Is it an imitation <strong>of</strong> a phantasm or <strong>of</strong> the truth? “Of a phantasm,” he said.<br />

SOCRATES. <strong>The</strong>n the mimetic art is far removed from truth, <strong>and</strong> this, it seems, is the<br />

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