Plato Banning Poetry

Furthermore, even if he made multiple beds, it was just a replica. The quality of the bed made by the carpenter is similar, but it only imitates a certain bed. The painter's bed is purely a copy of a carpenter's product. Then, since they are the third things removed from nature, the painter is condemned as a mimic of what was created by others. Plato said the picture looks different but there is no difference, but that said it imitates the illusion.

Imitation / expression / imitation, self presentation. The philosophical concept of Plato, Aristotle in the Republic is discussed in poetry and others. For Plato and Aristotle, this is an important feature of poetry, but they have different opinions about it. For Plato, this is a denial. Because a poem can neither describe truth nor teach morality. It is irrational - it is based on inspiration and knowledge. Therefore, poetry should be banned as it only keeps us away from the truth. Aristotle believes that this imitation is positive, as it is a passive copy, not a passive copy, but a creative act to express the universal truth about nature.

Poetry is a response to Aristotle's teacher Plato, he pointed out that in 'Republic' poetry is simply an apparent representative, hence misleading and morally skeptical. Aristotle's attitude toward poetry is quite different from that of Plato. Aristotle focuses on the intellectual task of carefully considering the characteristics of each "species" of the text, treating the texts of the sentences as natural scientists, forming categories and putting them together in a coherent system It was. Like Plato, Aristotle tries to explain the social function and moral utility of art, rather than thinking that the poet should be expelled from perfect society.