Imitative Art A Comparison of the Philosophies of Plato & Aristotle And the Ultimate Beneficial Nature of the Tragic Drama By: Stephanie Cimino In the various discussions of imitative art there has been a notable disagreement between two distinguished philosophers; Plato and Aristotle. Although it was Plato who first discussed the concept of imitative art‚ it is my belief that Aristotle was justified in his praise and admiration of imitative art‚ specifically‚ the tragic drama
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The point that Plato is trying to make is that everybody is capable of learning; however‚ the only way we will actually learn is if we turn our whole body and look at the sun. When Plato says that the only way to turn from darkness to light is by "turning the whole body"(Plato‚ trans C.D.C Reeve‚ Hacket‚ 1999‚ p.212)‚ he means that we must turn our soul to the light. When we turn to the light‚ it will help us gain knowledge‚ and it can make our soul healthy. With a healthy soul‚ our life force is
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Socrates Anthology and Plato Plato: I: Apology 1. What are the charges brought against Socrates by his Athenian accusers and what is his reply concerning the sort of wisdom he in fact possesses? The charges that were brought against Socrates were corrupting the young and Impiety. Socrates says “If you ask me what kind of wisdom‚ I reply‚ wisdom such as may perhaps be attained by man‚ for to that extent I am inclined to believe that I am wise; Whereas the persons of whom I was speaking have a
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Durkheim’s Division of Labour in Society Author(s): J. A. Barnes Source: Man‚ New Series‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 2 (Jun.‚ 1966)‚ pp. 158-175 Published by: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2796343 . Accessed: 06/05/2013 07:42 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars
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Plato vs. Aristotle Plato and Aristotle‚ two very well known philosophers‚ by definition are knowledge lovers‚ who held different ways of thinking on that of creation‚ politics‚ and love‚ consequently the teacher of Aristotle‚ who was Plato‚ holds different views on all of those matters. Creation‚ the beginning process of life either given from God‚ or an actual "higher form" which was Plato’s idea‚ or passed through from evolution‚ from which Aristotle sided with is one example of their differences
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Plato encouraged in his writings that the view that sophists were concerned with was “the manipulative aspects of how humans acquire knowledge.” (Lecture) Sophists believed that only provisional or probable knowledge was available to humans but both Plato and Isocrates did not agree with a lot of what the Sophists had to say. They both believed in wisdom and having a connection with rhetoric but vary in defining wisdom in itself. Wisdom for Socrates and Plato is having an understanding of speech
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The Soul Scarf It was a black-white scarf‚ and there were some blood-spots on it‚ but my grandfather still used it and preserved like a valuable object. I did not see my grandfather wear it always‚ but it always appeared on his neck when he had a meetings or important events. Every time I visited my grandfather‚ I saw him sit by himself in front of his house and looked at the scarf sadly. So‚ I once asked him about the scarf and its significance‚ but I just got the answer from my father later.
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The Lost Soul A Memoir By Andrew T. Birrell * When I was six I made a gamble with my friends that I could cross the street and retrieve a ball that I had kicked to the other side. As I began to cross the street‚ a brilliant childish idea comes to my mind; I’m going to do it with my eyes closed! I like to tell people at this point in my memory that “I made it across‚ just not back.” I recite this because looking into that memory from an analytical perspective repeatedly has granted me the
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The Republic of Plato consists of a dialogue between many great philosophers that attempts to answer a couple of very important questions‚ one of which is what is justice? As the book moves from one argument to the next‚ there seems to be an ongoing debate of what exactly is meant by justice and the just man. In Book IV‚ we finally begin to see essential progress made in regards to the elements of a just city. They are able to determine that a just city consists of three social classes‚ the Guardians
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In Plato ’s "The Allegory of the Cave‚" Socrates tells an allegory of the hardship of understanding reality. Using metaphors Socrates compares a prisoner in an underground cave who is exploring a new strange world he never knew of to people who are trying to find a position of knowledge in reality. Through it‚ Plato attempts to map a man ’s journey through education and describes what is needed to achieve a perfect society. According to Socrates‚ most people tend to rely on their senses excessively
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