Η μίμησις και ο Πλατωνικός διάλογος
Part of : Δευκαλίων : περιοδική έκδοση για τη φιλοσοφική έρευνα και κριτική ; Vol.28, No.2, 2011, pages 5-34
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One reason why Plato’s Republic has left a deep imprint on readers ‘minds is its attack against poetry and the final banishment of the poets from the ideal city. In both Book III and Book X Plato’s argument centers on the concept of mimesis, frequently rendered as “imitation», which is allowed in a restricted manner in the earlier book but is rejected without qualification in the later. However, ancient authors often consider Plato’s dialogues products of mimesis and Plato an imitator. Plato himself acknowledges the mimetic nature of his enterprise and invites us to compare and contrast his own mimesis with the imitations of painters and poets. The main question addressed in this paper is both systematic and historical: namely, just what kind of mimesis occurs in Plato’s dialogues and, moreover, whether and why, by Plato’s own lights, it may not be subject to the same criticisms levelled against Homer and the tragedians. There will emerge a radical and systematic contrast between the works of the poets, as Plato assesses them in the Republic, and his own writings. I believe that contrast to be deliberate and suggestive of the view that Plato’s dialogues ought to replace poetry as the elements of good education and civic cohesion
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ουτοπίες, Πλάτωνας
