f life that make it unique to myself, as an individual and as a person. In analyzing education popular culture, which Plato refers to as "poetry," is not necessarily a social ill in my opinion. It expands the horizons of one's view to be encompassing of many more ideas and opinions of life and its abilities, which seems to be what Plato opposes. I also believe it is an outlet for the individual to experience and express the emotions and ideals we discover in life. However, this is also something Plato disagrees with, because it would refer to popular culture as an expression of emotions and desires. Emotion, in my mind, is such an important aspect to flourishing that it is hard for me to digest and completely understand where philosophers like Plato and Aristotle are coming from when they seem to dismiss emotion as unimportant. While I understand experiencing the perfect emotion as appropriate for the situation is an ideal situation, I do not agree with the philosophers' belief that they can discuss and conclude what is the right emotion. Aristotle does discuss that emotion is not calculable, that for each situation the correct emotion varies. However, I believe that belief should include variance for the individual, who has their own set of ideals, not necessarily just society's ideals....
