Great philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle and 3rd century philosopher Plotinus, as well as many contemporary philosophers such as Nietzsche, Marx, Wittgenstein, Bell, Collingwood, Dickie, Wollenheim and Barthes have argued its" definition and come up with their own numerous definitions. ... According to Plato and classical aesthetics, what we see on canvas is a second interpretation of an interpretation. ... This is much like Plato's ideal form theory: only people who are intelligent (mainly philosophers such as himself) can see these ideal forms and say what they are. ...

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