Plato considered shadows, art and poetry, what you see is not necessarily what you get. With poetry and art you may be able to read the words but you may not understand the "real" meaning. ... The Divine Line took us from the ignorance of Imagining to the educated Perfect Intelligence. ...
In describing the philosopher king, the perfect leader and most virtuous person, he says that they are, "always in love with that learning which discloses to them something of the being that is always and does not wander about, driven by generation and decay (Plato, 485B). " What can be drawn from this is that the keeper of virtues is a lover of wisdom and furthermore, virtues stem from wisdom. ... Everyone is assigned one art to perform to the highest ability for the greater good of the community. ...
