§49Thetruthwhichliesatthefoundationofallthatwehavehithertosaidaboutart, isthattheobjectofart, therepresentationofwhichistheaimoftheartist, andtheknowledgeofwhichmustthereforeprecedehisworkasitsgermandsource, isanIdeainPlato'ssense, andneveranythingelse; nottheparticularthing, theobjectofcommonapprehension, andnottheconcept, , becausebothrepresentasunityamultiplicityofrealthings; yetthegreatdifferencebetweenthemhasnodoubtbeenmadeclearandevidentenoughbywhatwehavesaid[pg302] aboutconceptsinthefirstbook, , however, thatPlatoreallydistinctlycomprehendedthisdifference; indeedmanyofhisexamplesofIdeas, andhisdiscussionsofthem, , gladwhenwecomeupontracesofanygreatandnoblemind, , discursive, undeterminedwithinitsownsphere, onlydeterminedbyitslimits, attainableandcomprehensiblebyhimwhohasonlyreason, communicablebywordswithoutanyotherassistance, , althoughdefinedastheadequaterepresentativeoftheconcept, isalwaysobjectofperception, andalthoughrepresentinganinfinitenumberofparticularthings, , , andbyhimwho, forthemostpartthroughtheassistanceoftheworksofgenius, hasreachedanexaltedframeofmind, , becausetheIdea, comprehendedandrepeatedintheworkofart, , thenoblestproductionsofgenius, mustalwaysremainsealedbookstothedullmajorityofmen, inaccessibletothem, separatedfromthembyawidegulf, , lestotherwisetheyshouldarguetheirownincompetence; buttheywaitinsilence, alwaysreadytoexpresstheircondemnation, assoonastheyareallowedtohopethattheymaydosowithoutbeingleft [pg303]tostandalone; andthentheirlongrestrainedhatredagainstallthatisgreatandbeautiful, andagainsttheauthorsofit, gladlyrelievesitself; forsuchthingsneverappealedtothem, , andthedisproportionatelyloudpraiseofthisvirtue, whichaloneofallitssistersisalwaysincludedintheeulogyofeveryonewhoventurestopraiseanydistinguishedman, , bymeansofwhich, inaworldswellingwithbaseenvy, amanseekstoobtainpardonforexcellencesandmeritsfromthosewhohavenone? Forwhoeverattributestohimselfnomerits, becauseheactuallyhasnone, isnotmodestbutmerelyhonest.
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