I disagree with Plato’s "There is no being, but only becoming," even if Comrade Trotsky's ready comment would have been: I told you so: There is nothing permanent in this world, except for my "permanent revolution." (Which is, of course, the quintessence of becoming, as opposed to being!)
But man shall not live by permanent revolution alone. A great work of art is in its essence a state of being, rather than of becoming, and thus it represents a triumph of true permanence over change, and, mind you, it has nothing to do with permanent revolution. Having said that, enough of Trotsky!
...No wonder Plato disliked art so much: It disagreed with him too!
But man shall not live by permanent revolution alone. A great work of art is in its essence a state of being, rather than of becoming, and thus it represents a triumph of true permanence over change, and, mind you, it has nothing to do with permanent revolution. Having said that, enough of Trotsky!
...No wonder Plato disliked art so much: It disagreed with him too!
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