You know, there are a number of Plato’s
in the phone book…..
From: Museum
discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jay Heuman
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006
1:34 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
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,
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.)