doxomimetic
noun
It's a concept made by Plato in his book "The Sophist", where he describes it as an imitation which is based on opinion and strives to appear what if it is assumed.
Etymology: from the Greek δόξα (glory) + μιμητικός (imitation ‒ see "mimesis").
It's a concept made by Plato in his book "The Sophist", where he describes it as an imitation which is based on opinion and strives to appear what if it is assumed.
Etymology: from the Greek δόξα (glory) + μιμητικός (imitation ‒ see "mimesis").
"... we will give the name of doxomimetics to imitation that is based on opinion, and that based on knowledge, historical or erudite mimetics." - PLATO, The Sofist, LII.
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