The Republic

The beds in the world are the physical beds that have been made by the carpenter. The idea of a bed is exactly that: the idea, the form, the concept. Plato creates the hierarchy of God, the maker of the bed, and the artist. The artist does not make the actual physical beds, he only paints images of it. God made the ideal first bed, the maker of beds makes the physical image of it, and the painter only makes images. The painter does not make physical, reality beds. Plato suggests that only simple people can be deceived by the art, or children. I don’t agree with this. I think art can be really deceptive and real looking, no matter who sees it and perceives it. I don’t think it matters