Document Type : Scientific-research

Author

• fatemeh minayi

assistant professor

Abstract

We know that Plato and Aristotle’s views on the issue of universals differ. Simply put, Plato placed universals beyond the sensible world, while Aristotle sought them in this world. One of the positions in which this difference becomes apparent and creates interesting distinctions is the approach of these two to poetry. Plato spoke of a long-standing conflict between philosophers and poets and exiled the poet from his ideal city. Aristotle considered poetry so related to philosophy that he taught about it in his school of philosophy and analyzed its various examples. One of the factors that has created this much difference between these two great philosophers is their interpretation of the relationship of poetry with universality and particularity. This is a point that some aspects of it will be examined in the present article. For this purpose, first general points and considerations about the perception of poetry by the two Greek philosophers are raised, and then reflections on the relationship of their theory of universals with this perception.We know that Plato and Aristotle’s views on the issue of universals differ. Simply put, Plato placed universals beyond the sensible world, while Aristotle sought them in this world. One of the positions in which this difference becomes apparent and creates interesting distinctions is the approach of these two to poetry.

Keywords

• Poetry"
• Plato"
• Aristotle"
• Poetics"
• "
• universal and particular"

Main Subjects

• philosophy