... more with things in a universal wayto deal with them universally is to say that according to probability or necessity it happens that a certain man does or says certain things, and poetry aims at this" (Poetics, IX, p81). The central pre-occupation of Greek philosophy was the relation between universals and particulars; inPhysics Aristotle says "we must advance from ... , ignorance to knowledge etc.), expressed through his actions. By "dealing with things universally", just as the philosophy of nature deals with collections of objects with the same attributes, poetry becomes "more phil...

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... popular ideas of the capitalist culture or a representation of the fear of capitalism and commercialism. Plato has many views of literature on society. Plato believes that literature, specifically drama and poetry, is dangerous to the stability for the ideal republic that he envisions. Plato demands that the arts must be strictly censored due to his belief that art's purpose is to ... . To support my claim, I am using the reference of Wordsworth in his Preface to Lyrical Ballads when he states, "Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings; it takes its origin from emotions re...

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... . According to Plato, these poems which are staples of Athenian education contain lies and portray gods and heroes performing indecent and immoral acts. Therefore, Plato aims to censor all immoral poetry containing vice of any kind, "false stories" with bad representations of gods or heroes that discourages courage by heightening the guardian's fear of death, encourages extreme laughter, inspires lying by ... a bad person. He believes that imitative writing such as theatrical works of tragedy and comedy should be omitted from this just society. Therefore, Plato will only allow poetry con...

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... Republic: The dialogue on theological principles picks up where it left off in the previous book, Book II. With Adeimantus and Glaucon as auditors, Plato recommences his attack on libelous poetry and fiction as unsuitable for the early education of the guardians of the State. He examines several poetic descriptions of courage (the overcoming of fear of death) and of the ... underworld, and the philosopher then demonstrates his willingness to bowdlerize even Homer's inimitable lines when they do not serve his purposes. In the end, the only acceptable subjects for poetry and literature ar...

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... state of mind, though it is not a guaranteed one. It still opposes originality and a natural growth that is supported in the previous argument. It is no surprise that music and poetry are mediums of communication, however, they do not exist to consistently instill a certain message into the youths' brain. There is an evident correlation between music and their messages, and this ... ...

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... expertise will be wiser than he himself is. He wants to prove his doubt in knowledge. "That showed me in an instant that not by wisdom do poets write poetry, but by a sort of genius and inspiration; they are like diviners or soothsayers who also say many fine things, but do not understand the meaning of them" (Socrates in ... ...

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... can possibly be " (61). And Plato uses these justifications to banish poets and various types of speech from his city. Specifically, he wants poets not admitted into the city because poetry "produces a bad regime in the soul of each private man by making phantoms that are very far removed from the truth " (289). The implication here is that poets are dangerous ... ...

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... , ranging from general issues like motion, causation, place and time, to systematic explorations and explanations of natural phenomena across different kinds of natural entities, as well as the study of poetry, theater, music, politics and government. Aristotle's views on the physical sciences profoundly shaped medieval culture, as well as had a large influence on philosophical and theological thinking with Jewish and Islamic ... ...

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... . So for Aristotle, the concept of soul without body or body without soul is incoherent. In regards to form, Plato expressed how things should be through utilizing vague language and poetry. In respect to friendship, I firmly believe that Aristotle's views on friendship holds value in today's society. First we will touch on the various points that Aristotle makes regarding friendship, then ... ...

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... . Kant interpreted religion in moral terms, restricting its scope to that of reason alone. Herder was one of the first to find religion to being intimately related to myth and poetry. Whereby for Hegel religion was a substitute for philosophy but, among religions, Christianity is the absolute truth in pictorial form. Schleiermacher on the other hand, he related religion to that of ... ...

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