Plato's Ion

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-108-71345-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 113 g

Reihe: Elements in Ancient Philosophy

This Element defends an interpretation of Plato's Ion on which its primary concern is with audience reception of poetry. The dialogue countenances and rejects two models of poetic reception, the expertise model and the inspiration model, both of which make the audience entirely passive in relation to poetry; and it presents the character of Ion as a comedic figure, a self-ignorant fool whose foolishness is a function of his passive relation to Homer. In the end, this Element argues that, for Plato, critical engagement is the proper way for audiences to treat poetry. This view holds open the possibility that poetry may express some truths without thereby endorsing the idea that poets are experts who have authoritative knowledge.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Trivigno, Franco V

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. The Opening Scene; 3. The Expertise Model of Poetic Reception; 4. The Inspiration Model of Poetic Reception; 5. The Problem of Beauty; 6. The Foolishness of Ion; 7. The Critical Engagement Model; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography.