PHL 504 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Epic Poetry, Art Of Ancient Egypt, Techne

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHL 504
• Professor: Glenn Parsons

Document Summary

Plato and aristotle = concerned with the value of art (is it useful or important?) Plato, on epic art has no value; it should be banned from the ideal city. Influenced by socrates and his death (helped him realize the corruption in his city) Lots of writings in the form of dialogue, with socrates as the main character (**imitation) The republic the notion of justice as an intrinsic good. Hypothetical with philosophers in charge ideal just city as athens is too corrupt. There is no need for poetry in this ideal city as it corrupts the minds of people. A world of particular things that we perceive with our senses: particular things consist of matter and form. Matter= what the thing is made up of (material; it could be used to compose different forms) Do, if we focus on the matter we notice that there are other options to use the same material.