Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Συστηματική ΦιλοσοφίαLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Supervisors info:
Γεώργιος Αραμπατζής, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας, Τομέας Φιλοσοφίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή.
Γεώργιος Στείρης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας, Τομέας Φιλοσοφίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή.
Ευάγγελος Δ.Πρωτοπαπαδάκης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας, Τομέας Φιλοσοφίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή.
Original Title:
Οι πλατωνικές απόψεις για το κάλλος και τις τέχνες στον διάλογο «Φαίδρο»
Translated title:
Plato's views on beauty and the arts found in 'Phaedrus'
Summary:
No ancient Greek philosopher has evaluated fine art as negatively as Plato. And no one has praised fine art as much as he did. He condemned poetry, he fought rhetoric, he belittled written speech; he insulted the arts in general. At the same time, he praised poetry, reconciled with rhetoric, accepted the written word, found the meaning of the arts. The philosopher's extreme claims to fine art are evident in the ‘Phaedrus’ dialogue, bringing us to the brink of not only his aesthetic theory but also his broader philosophical thinking.
The purpose of this study is to illustrate this antithesis of Plato's views on the ‘Phaedrus’ dialogue. More specifically, beauty is initially presented as the absolute light but also as a transformative force that combined with love, ‘eros’, can raise the soul to the divine. It is then sought to interpret the manifestly opposing nature of Platonic judgments on poetry and to emphasize the value of art only when it is based on the inner relationship with the metaphysical principle of the world. Therefore, the good poet is distinguished from the bad one, the good orator from the bad, the good musician from the bad. Indeed, the author of the dialogue himself, making use of myth and imagery, without losing his scientific character, proves to be a genuine poet and ‘Phaedrus’ a genuine artist. We see him attacking the sophisticated rhetoric and suggesting a program of rhetoric "rationalization", so that it becomes true art. Finally, the study attempts to examine the relationship between oral and written speech, to present the valuable contribution of myth and imagery to Plato's philosophical system and to record his views on music.
The ultimate aim of the present study is to emphasize the Platonic view that art and philosophy are not only compatible but when used together, they will bring man closer to the realm of truth. Beauty can thus save the world and man.
Main subject category:
Philosophy - Psychology
Keywords:
aesthetics, Plato, 'Phaedrus', beauty, arts
