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Art is the creative manifestation of essences. To be able to understand the relation between art work and reality, we desire a philosophical guide. The best way to comprehend how the creative act of imagining allows the mind to get reality is to employ the kind of dialectical thinking that Plato found in his dialogues. Beginning with the shadows on the wall structure of the cave where each individual dwells, that process gradually enables us to grasp the essences that are manifested in specific artwork. Without a philosophical guide, we are likely to encounter only a blur of images in the visual arts, a cacophony of noises in music, a whirl of activity in the theatre, and chaos in the building of locations. It is a great deal to expect a couple of last answers to any serious question in what holds true, good, or beautiful. If we reject the quest for reality, we accept too little. Plato's dialectical methodology offers a journey between Scylla and Charybdis. © Agora Publications
