Plato v. Aristotle

Aristotle's theory differs considerably from Plato's. f form and a soundness of method that make it a satisfactory whole. Therefore the arts are valuable and justifiable. He sees beauty as a property of an artwork, rather than its purpose, whereas Plato the search for beauty is the proper end of art. "

Techne- the ability of an artist to be in command of a medium, to know what the end result would be, and to know how to execute the artwork to achieve that result. The elements of composition must display symmetry, harmony, and definition. He does agree with Plato "that art is a kind of techne, and that the most important human arts, such as music, painting, sculpture, and literature are imitative of human souls, bodies, and actions. Plato insists that artistic imitation, especially tragedy, fuels the passions and misleads the seeker of truth.