Description :It is not the fact that Plato altogether wanted to banish every kind of art including that of music from his republic, called Utopia. He insisted on a proper censorship and so studied closely the nature of music and its effects on man. After all, Plato's aim was an ideal state inhabited and owned by ideal citizens. In this paper only discuss about the part of the Republic. which concerns reflections on music.
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Ray, Sitansu
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2017-06-21T09:58:06Z
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2017-06-21T09:58:06Z
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1982
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It is not the fact that Plato altogether wanted to banish every kind of art including that of music from his republic, called Utopia. He insisted on a proper censorship and so studied closely the nature of music and its effects on man. After all, Plato's aim was an ideal state inhabited and owned by ideal citizens. In this paper only discuss about the part of the Republic. which concerns reflections on music.