Philosophy

Philosophy

The Dialectic of the Universal and the Particular: Plato and Aristotle on Poetry

Document Type : Scientific-research

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Faculty Member of Encyclopedia Islamic Foundation, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
This paper studies how differences in Plato’s and Aristotle’s views of the universals impact their approaches to poetry. In the first part, the significance of poetry in Ancient Greek thought in contrast to the modern‍ world and the Persian outlook is examined. Then, after looking at Plato’s problem with poets and Aristotle’s treatment of poetry in the second part, the final part analyses the relation of the two philosophers’ views of poetry to their theories of the universals.
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Volume 23, Issue 1 - Serial Number 44
December 2025
Pages 271-288

  • Receive Date 31 August 2025
  • Revise Date 20 December 2025
  • Accept Date 08 October 2025