HUM 1020 Lecture 10: The Poetics of Aristotle- class lecture
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Responds to plato notion that: poetry is unable to teach us. Imitation can be helpful in conjunction with other kinds of education. Image help us deepen our understanding of the concepts by illustrating them to us. Theory of learning: recognition is what we learn in the imitation. It answers the question of why things happen, ex: why did i get burned: the most important knowledge. How does this help the audience: (cid:862)happi(cid:374)ess is li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g (cid:449)ell a(cid:374)d doi(cid:374)g (cid:449)ell(cid:863)- aristotle, poetry show us whether the characters are happy or not by showing us their actions. It is in our actions that we are happy or in the reverse (misery): learn what kinds of people are happy. How do we know what certain kinds of people are happy in the theatre: we can recognize patterns of happiness in certain characters, we can recognize the lack of happiness. Theatre for aristotle is kind of like an ethical laboratory.
