Abstract

DELGADO, Carolina. Mimesis and Archetype: Philo rescues the platonic Poet. Circe clás. mod. [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.1, pp.43-57. ISSN 1851-1724.

This paper examines the topic of imitative poetry in Plato. Its aim is to determine whether, for Plato, may be a mimesis of value and consequently an acceptable mimetic poetry. For this, two sections concerning a valid Republic imitation will be analyzed. This would be based on the dialectical understanding of intelligible realities; condition that the poet can not be covered. My hypothesis is that the solution to this problem is the Platonic idea of 'design', which -derived the ideal paradigm- would be the tool for the imitator. Philo has conceptualized this tool in his idea of archetype.

Keywords : Mimesis; Paradigm; Archetype; Plato; Philo.

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