Cory is going to write a paper on how music is not a form of mimetic art. He argues that other forms of representational art are props that represent something. Meanwhile, music is not a representation of anything. While it is true music generates emotion, these emotions are not inherent to music. In other words, music can't represent emotion. Therefore, they are not a form of mimetic art.
This is Cory's initial thoughts, and he is still formulating other supporting premises.
This will involve answering Q1 -- what counts as mimesis. Must mimesis involve representation? What would the Advocate say?
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