Organic composition or ut pictura poesis? ΖΩΙΟΝ in Aristotele’s poetics

This paper discusses Aristotle’s references to a ζῷον in his Poetics (1450b34–51a4 and 1459a20) and evaluates their implications. The usual interpretation, ‘living creature’ or ‘animal’, is one-sided, because the word ζῷον is Aristotle’s paradigm of homonymy, applying as it does to both the human be...

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Autor: Galván-Moreno, L. R. (Luis Ramón)|||/items/2504060b-6922-4653-812e-1d99432d011b
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Aristotle
Poetics
Animal
Painting
Homonymy
Organic composition
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spelling Organic composition or ut pictura poesis? ΖΩΙΟΝ in Aristotele’s poeticsGalván-Moreno, L. R. (Luis Ramón)|||/items/2504060b-6922-4653-812e-1d99432d011bAristotlePoeticsAnimalPaintingHomonymyOrganic compositionThis paper discusses Aristotle’s references to a ζῷον in his Poetics (1450b34–51a4 and 1459a20) and evaluates their implications. The usual interpretation, ‘living creature’ or ‘animal’, is one-sided, because the word ζῷον is Aristotle’s paradigm of homonymy, applying as it does to both the human being and the drawing (Cat. 1a1–6). After an examination of the two passages containing such references and their contexts, other passages by Aristotle and earlier writers (Plato, Alcidamas and Gorgias) that may shed light on the issue are analysed. The conclusion reflects on the relevance of the interpretation as ‘figure’ for the premises and purpose of the Poetics.Cambridge University PressDadun. Depósito Académico Digital Universidad de Navarra20242024-10-0820242024-01-0120242024-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10171/70125reponame:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarrainstname:Universidad de NavarraInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/701252026-06-21T12:47:57Z
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title Organic composition or ut pictura poesis? ΖΩΙΟΝ in Aristotele’s poetics
spellingShingle Organic composition or ut pictura poesis? ΖΩΙΟΝ in Aristotele’s poetics
Galván-Moreno, L. R. (Luis Ramón)|||/items/2504060b-6922-4653-812e-1d99432d011b
Aristotle
Poetics
Animal
Painting
Homonymy
Organic composition
title_short Organic composition or ut pictura poesis? ΖΩΙΟΝ in Aristotele’s poetics
title_full Organic composition or ut pictura poesis? ΖΩΙΟΝ in Aristotele’s poetics
title_fullStr Organic composition or ut pictura poesis? ΖΩΙΟΝ in Aristotele’s poetics
title_full_unstemmed Organic composition or ut pictura poesis? ΖΩΙΟΝ in Aristotele’s poetics
title_sort Organic composition or ut pictura poesis? ΖΩΙΟΝ in Aristotele’s poetics
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Galván-Moreno, L. R. (Luis Ramón)|||/items/2504060b-6922-4653-812e-1d99432d011b
author Galván-Moreno, L. R. (Luis Ramón)|||/items/2504060b-6922-4653-812e-1d99432d011b
author_facet Galván-Moreno, L. R. (Luis Ramón)|||/items/2504060b-6922-4653-812e-1d99432d011b
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Aristotle
Poetics
Animal
Painting
Homonymy
Organic composition
topic Aristotle
Poetics
Animal
Painting
Homonymy
Organic composition
description This paper discusses Aristotle’s references to a ζῷον in his Poetics (1450b34–51a4 and 1459a20) and evaluates their implications. The usual interpretation, ‘living creature’ or ‘animal’, is one-sided, because the word ζῷον is Aristotle’s paradigm of homonymy, applying as it does to both the human being and the drawing (Cat. 1a1–6). After an examination of the two passages containing such references and their contexts, other passages by Aristotle and earlier writers (Plato, Alcidamas and Gorgias) that may shed light on the issue are analysed. The conclusion reflects on the relevance of the interpretation as ‘figure’ for the premises and purpose of the Poetics.
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