Science and the Fine Arts: Reflections of Platonic Idealism and of Aristotelian Naturalism
Duane Roller
The scientific explanation of natural phenomena by means postulatory-deductive theoretical structures originated in the classical Greek world about 600 B. C. In 4th century philosophical analysis knowledge identified three essential elements for science: idealistic view that concepts are real and things unreal imitations (associated with Platonic philosophy); naturalistic intellectual constructs, important but not Aristotelian logical apparatus manipulation (transmitted writings on logic Aristotle). Only where these have been available has science occurred.
	 visual fine arts faithfully follow later ascendancies two opposing views reality: highly early European Christian culture produced non-naturalistic art, extremely idealized; dominance philosophy High Middle Ages was accompanied a revival naturalism arts; Renaissance, which both were again available, resulted art used to portray conceptions.
	 It also during Renaissance that, first time since Classical Antiquity, brought together: idealism, logic. is this event what called modern began.
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