Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Response: 9/14/11
Plato seemingly has a change of heart regarding his hypothesis of censorship. At first, he wished the Guardians to have only the purest forms of music that inspired bravery, courage, and valor. Yet now, it appears as though Plato desires the Guardians to learn everything music has to offer. Instead of limiting their musical minds to "good" music, he wants to let them experience and form their own interpretations of how music operates in relation to their minds. Even at an untrained level, the goal seems to be that he wants the guardians to have a more similar mindset to the common-folk.
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I think that he still only wants them to listen to what he considers 'good music' he just realizes that he cannot protect them forever and should let them form their own opinions. I disagree with him wanting them to have a similar mindset to the common-folk because he said that he wants them to actually avoid being like the common people and lead by example as to what the perfect person would be. If they stoop down to the level as the common people then they would have nothing to aspire to be like.
ReplyDeleteI actually disagree with the statement that he only wants the guardians to listen to what he deems "good" music, though we know that this is the music Plato preferred out of his own culture and musical taste. I feel that it more of a simple music, what he thinks is pure. Plato thought simple music was one of the keys to obtaining a simple mindset. Simple mindset would probably mean that the guardians were more likely to be content with the hand they've been dealt, and this is what Plato wanted; Guardians who did not think too much or dabble with negative emotions, Guardians who would be more likely to think that what they are told is the only way. Basically, to me, he wanted the guardians to not be able to think for themselves to the fullest extent as, say, we can.
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