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 Plato and the Poets

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xii)   (131K)
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    • Contents
    • List Of Contributors
    • Acknowledgments
    • Note
  • Introduction (xiii-xxii) by Pierre Destrée and Fritz-Gregor Herrmann   (106K)
  • What Ancient Quarrel Between Philosophy And Poetry? (1-20) by G.W. Most   (201K)
  • Poetry In Plato's Gorgias (21-40) by F.G. Gregor Herrmann   (194K)
  • Poetry As Flawed Reproduction: Possession And Mimesis (41-62) by C. Collobert   (185K)
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    • 1. The Poet As A Transmitter
    • 2. Poetry As Flawed Reproduction
    • 3. The Poet: A Poorly Inspired Imitator
    • Conclusion
  • Plato's Ion And The Ethics Of Praise (63-92) by C. Capuccino   (285K)
  • The Hermeneutics Of Madness: Poet And Philosopher In Plato's Ion And Phaedrus (93-110) by F.J. Gonzalez   (180K)
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    • 1. Ion’s Madness And Socrates’ Envy Of Self-Possessed Expertise
    • 2. Imitative Madness Versus Expertise In The Republic And Laws
    • 3. Socrates’ Praise Of Madness In The Phaedrus: Dianoia Sprouts Wings
    • 4. The Inspired Madness Of The Poet As Both Gift And Danger
    • 5. Reassessing The Argument Of The Ion: Poet And Philosopher As Kin
    • 6. Conclusion: The Hermeneutics Of The Philosopher Versus The Hermeneutics Of The Poet
  • Inspiration and Inspired Poets in Plato's Dialogues (111-130) by S. Büttner   (186K)
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    • Introduction
    • 1. ‘The Inspiration Of The Poets’—An Ironic Transformation Of The Criticism Of Poets In The Republic?
    • 2. Which Powers Of The Soul Are Particularly Involved In Inspiration?
    • 3. The Place Of The Poet Among The Special Gifts According To (Pseudo-) Aristotle, Problemata Physica 30
    • Conclusions
  • Plato: Poetry And Creativity (131-154) by D. Scott   (200K)
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    • 1. Model One: Theia Moira In The Ion And The Meno
    • 2. Model Two: The Symposium
    • 3. Model Three: Gorgias 501–502 And Republic VI 493
    • 4. Conclusion: Puzzles About The Apology And The Phaedrus
  • Poets At The Symposium (155-174) by E. Belfiore   (184K)
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    • 1. In Praise Of Eros
    • 2. The First Five Speakers
    • 3. Summary: The First Five Speakers
    • 4. Socrates’ Encomium
    • 5. Socrates And The Gorgon
  • Tragedy, Women And The Family In Plato's Republic (175-194) by P. Murray   (175K)
  • Mimesis And Psychological Change In Republic III (195-216) by G.R. Lear   (204K)
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    • 1. Mimesis As Appearance-Making In Book III
    • 2. Mimesis And Psychological Transformation
    • 3. Mimesis And Moral Education
  • Poets and Mimesis in the Republic (217-240) by J. Marušič   (211K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Solutions To The Question Of The Poets’ Mimêsis
    • 3. The Activity Of Mimêsis: An Analysis Of The Notion Of Mimeisthai
    • 4. Figurative And Non-Figurative Mimêsis
    • 5. Productive And Non-Productive Mimêsis
    • 6. Figurative Mimêsis And Deception
    • 7. Republic III: Mimêsis Through Impersonation
    • 8. Republic X: The Epistemological Argument
    • 9. Poetry As Discourse On ‘Arts’
    • 10. A Painting Of A Couch Is ‘Far From What Is True’
    • 12. Poets ‘Applying Colours Of Arts’
    • 13. Poets As Mimêtai Of ‘Medical Discourses’
    • 14. Homer: A Mimêtês Of Chryses And A Mimêtês Of Someone Competent In Medicine
    • 15. Poets And Knowledge Of The Good
  • Antidotes And Incantations: Is There A Cure For Poetry In Plato's Republic? (241-266) by S. Halliwell   (233K)
  • Poetry, Thumos, And Pity In The Republic (267-282) by P. Destrée   (150K)
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    • 1. Education Of The Thumoeides In The First Critique Of Poetry
    • 2. Thumoeides And Appetites In The Second Critique Of Poetry
  • Soul Division And Mimesis In Republic X (283-298) by R. Singpurwalla   (153K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Puzzle
    • 3. Republic X: A Division Within The Rational Part Of The Soul?
    • 3. Appetites And Appearances
  • Image-Making In Republic X And The Sophist: Plato's Criticism Of The Poet And The Sophist (299-326) by N. Notomi   (240K)
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    • 1. Scope Of Discussion On Poetry
    • 2. The New Concept Of ‘Poetry’
    • 3. Poetry And Prose
    • 4. The Sophist And The Poet
    • 5. Intertextuality Between Republic X And The Sophist
    • 6. Poetry As Making
    • 7. The Issue Of ‘Making’ In The Sophist
    • 8. Conclusion: The Sophist And The Poet As Image-Makers
  • A Transfer Of Energy: Lyric Eros In Phaedrus (327-348) by E. Pender   (206K)
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    • Introduction
    • 1. Lyric Eros: The Subduer
    • 2. Erôs In The Speech Of Lysias And In Socrates’ Response
    • 3. Lyric Erôs And The Tripartite Soul (246a6–253c6)
    • 4. Platonic Erôs And Self-Control (253c7–256e2)
    • Conclusion
  • Myth And Poetry In The Timaeus (349-360) by G. Reydams-Schils   (134K)
  • 'Correctness' And Poetic Knowledge: Choric Poetry In The Laws (361-386) by A. Hatzistavrou   (213K)
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    • The Effects Of Poetry On The Souls Of The Young
    • The Standard Of The Aesthetic Value Of Poetry—Correctness Qua Species Of (Representational) Mimesis
    • Correctness Qua Object Of The Intention Of The Artist
    • The Content Of The Artistic Knowledge Of The Choric Poet
  • Egislation As A Tragedy: On Plato's Laws VII, 817B-D (387-402) by S. Sauvé-Meyer   (166K)
  • References (403-424)   (206K)
  • Index Locorum (425-434)   (79K)