

“five virtues are goodness, propriety, ritual, knowledge, and sagacity.”
― Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi: Selected Passages from the Chinese Philosophers in The Path
― Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi: Selected Passages from the Chinese Philosophers in The Path
“On account of their dangerous influence, Plato in The Republic (c. 375 BC) banned artists and poets from his ideal state.”
― Introducing Aesthetics: A Graphic Guide
― Introducing Aesthetics: A Graphic Guide
“Parrhassios contradicts this notion by revealing that deception is the truth, and vice versa. The French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan was particularly fond of this story, and quoted it in his seminars during the 1960s and 70s. Aristotle’s Poetics The Poetics (c.”
― Introducing Aesthetics: A Graphic Guide
― Introducing Aesthetics: A Graphic Guide

“HORROR and fatality have been stalking abroad in all ages. Why then give a date to this story I have to tell?”
― Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems
― Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems
“Poets were believed to have access to the muses, the daughters of memory who possessed historical knowledge and insight into the gods’ motives.”
― Introducing Aesthetics: A Graphic Guide
― Introducing Aesthetics: A Graphic Guide

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