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Plato’s Mirror: From False Imitations to Truth

Plato’s Mirror: From False Imitations to Truth AbstractThe aim of this paper is to introduce the concept of the mirror as a methodological tool, with which Plato discusses reflection and describes the mimetic phenomena. The notion of the mirror first presents Plato’s view on the metaphysical division of the world. It then accounts for Plato’s hostility towards the poets and reveals that the ideal polis is the product of a special kind of philosophical mimesis. I argue that Plato’s own mirror is the dialogues he writes, and the perfection of his mimetic activity is juxtaposed to the hazardous imitations of the poets. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Rhizomata de Gruyter

Plato’s Mirror: From False Imitations to Truth

Konstantinidi, Despina
Rhizomata , Volume 10 (1): 25 – Aug 1, 2022
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AbstractThe aim of this paper is to introduce the concept of the mirror as a methodological tool, with which Plato discusses reflection and describes the mimetic phenomena. The notion of the mirror first presents Plato’s view on the metaphysical division of the world. It then accounts for Plato’s hostility towards the poets and reveals that the ideal polis is the product of a special kind of philosophical mimesis. I argue that Plato’s own mirror is the dialogues he writes, and the perfection of his mimetic activity is juxtaposed to the hazardous imitations of the poets.

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Rhizomata – de Gruyter

Published: Aug 1, 2022

Keywords: Plato; mirror; reflection; mimesis; Receptacle; poetry

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