So far in class this semester, we have analyzed two individuals with two different opinions on art. While they both provide valuable insight as to what art might and could be, I couldn't help but notice that we concluded Plato's assertions to be somewhat shallow, and Tolstoy to be a novelist, merely dabbling in philosophy, however impressive his work was. One thing I think everyone can take from Tolstoy's work, was his opinion that art provides a medium of communication that can succeed in bring people together.
Art, or good art, can bring out a common denominator among groups of people that possibly would have nothing else in common. While Tolstoy never really explains the option of a moving piece of art in which the intention is different from a dramatic reception, his view that art can bring many diverse crowds together is something that I'm sure happens every day.
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