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Gives a view of a famous issue in the history of ideas, arguing that Plato presents a more coherent and profound challenge to the arts than has sometimes been supposed. The author provides a discussion of such topics as beauty, emotion, representation, ethical knowledge, artistic autonomy, and censorship.

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this is a lucid and thoughtful survey, which is effective both as an introduction to the topic and as a contribution to scholarly debate ... I found very little in the main thrust of Janaway's book which did not strike me as convincing.