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,
Curator of Education
20 South
Phone:
801.328.4201 x 121
Fax:
801.322.4323
URL: www.slartcenter.org
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.)