Psychology, politics and poetry in Republic IV and X
In this paper, I argue that in the Republic the possibility of a good koin?nia is hindered by the emotional potency and psychological perversion of mimetic-pleasurable poetry, which stimulates and strengthens the irrational part of the soul of its recipients through the imitation of characters linke...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Perú |
| Recursos: | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/25064 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/arete/article/view/25064 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Psychology Politics Poetry Koinōnia Republic Psicología Política Poesía Koinōnía República |
| Resumo: | In this paper, I argue that in the Republic the possibility of a good koin?nia is hindered by the emotional potency and psychological perversion of mimetic-pleasurable poetry, which stimulates and strengthens the irrational part of the soul of its recipients through the imitation of characters linked to desire and anger. To this end, I examine, first, some of the passages in Republic IV in which it is possible to subscribe to the priority of the psychic tripartition over the political tripartition. Secondly, I point out some of the central features of the psychological critique of mimetic-pleasurable poetry in Republic X. |
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