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In Praise of Plato's Poetic Imagination (Paperback)
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In Praise of Plato's Poetic Imagination (Paperback)
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Plato has often been read as denigrating the cognitive and ethical
value of poetry. In his dialogues, the faculty that corresponds to
the poetic-the imagination-is located at the lowest level of human
intelligence, and so it is furthest from true understanding.
Simultaneously, the Platonic dialogues violate Plato's own alleged
prohibitions against quoting and imitating poets, and much of the
writing in the dialogues is poetic. All too often, the voluminous
literature on Plato dismisses Plato's poetic formulations as merely
the unintended contradictions of an otherwise meticulous author. In
Praise of Plato's Poetic Imagination asks whether this ubiquitous
reading misses something truly significant in Plato's understanding
of the cognitive and ethical dimensions of human existence.
Throughout the dialogues, Plato formulates ideas so precisely,
utilizing carefully crafted images and structures, that we must
question whether his flagrant and performative poetics can be mere
mistakes, and inquire into how the poetic and creative arts
contribute to true understanding. This book approaches the latter
question by analyzing the role of the imagination in Platonic
dialogues. It argues that critiquing poetry by poetic means, just
as arguing against mimesis mimetically in the Republic or writing
against the written word in the Phaedrus, constitute performative
contradictions that bear significant philosophical meaning on
further examination. The book suggests that the elusive examples of
dialectic referred to in the divided line are the dialogues
themselves-the putting into practice of ethical ideals. If so, the
role of the imagination is to be sought in the unfolding of the
dialogues themselves, not simply in what is said, but also in what
takes place within the dialogues.
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