You know, there are a number of Plato's in the phone book.....

 

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Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:34 PM
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Subject: Re: Source of (supposed) Plato quotation?

 

Many thanks to all who responded to this inquiry.

 

After further research, I am indeed confirming the quotation to be
falsely attributed to Plato . . . a fine example of "urban legend,"
"techno-myth" or (a term contributed by Stephen Van Buren) "creative
non-fiction."

 

As if it's possible, I hope to contact all the web sites with this
quotation and suggest they rethink the attribution - or else provide a
specific reference.  (I'll have better luck trying to bring Plato back
from the afterlife.  LOL!)

 

Best wishes, all,

 

Jay Heuman

Curator of Education

Salt Lake Art Center

 

20 South West Temple

Salt Lake City, UT  84101

Phone: 801.328.4201 x 121

Fax: 801.322.4323

URL: www.slartcenter.org <http://www.slartcenter.org> 

 

Salt Lake Art Center:

Celebrating 75 Years!

1931-2006

 

The aim of art is to represent not

the outward appearance of things,

but their inward significance.

Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.)

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