Motif
image and original as graded reality
image_and_original_as_graded_reality
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Cosmos and Cosmology. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic BOOK III. / BOOK IV. / BOOK V. / BOOK VI.; lines 18617-18744 confidence: high
"by images I mean, in the first place, shadows, and in the second place, reflections in water"
The passage contrasts shadows and reflections with visible originals and relates copy to original as opinion to knowledge.
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