PART II.--The End of Art.

3. [The Interest or End of Art (79-106) (_a_) Imitation of Nature? 79 ([Greek: a]) Mere Repetition of Nature is-- 79 ([Greek: aa]) Superfluous 80 ([Greek: bb]) Imperfect 80 ([Greek: gg]) Amusing merely as Sleight of Hand 82 ([Greek: b]) _What_ is Good to Imitate? 83 ([Greek: g]) Some Arts cannot be called Imitative 85 (_b_) _Humani nihii_--? 87 (_c_) Mitigation of the Passions? 90 ([Greek: a]) _How_ Art mitigates the Passions 91 ([Greek: b]) _How_ Art purifies the Passions 94 ([Greek: aa]) It must have a Worthy Content 95 ([Greek: bb]) But ought not to be Didactic 95 ([Greek: gg]) Nor explicitly addressed to a _Moral_ Purpose 98 (_d_) Art has its own Purpose as Revelation of Truth] 105