Plato’s Theory of the Arts in the Gorgias and in the Republic

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Autor(a) principal: Schmid, Walter Thomas
Data de Publicação: 2020
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Archai (Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/25041
Resumo: This paper examines Socrates’ theory of the arts in the Gorgias and in the Republic. It shows how that theory changes, as the discussion takes focus first in relation to moderation, then to justice, where it is tied to the idea of a techne of rule, to notions of virtuous work and civic health, and to five levels of ‘art’ represented in the cave. It argues that both Socrates’ vision of a scientific and benevolent political art and Thrasymachus’ sophistic theory of tyrannical rule are undercut in the dialogue, the former by doubts concerning the epistemic closure it seems based on, the latter by the tyrant’s character, which impels him toward self-destructive government.
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title Plato’s Theory of the Arts in the Gorgias and in the Republic
spellingShingle Plato’s Theory of the Arts in the Gorgias and in the Republic
Schmid, Walter Thomas
Plato
techne
arts
moderation
justice
title_short Plato’s Theory of the Arts in the Gorgias and in the Republic
title_full Plato’s Theory of the Arts in the Gorgias and in the Republic
title_fullStr Plato’s Theory of the Arts in the Gorgias and in the Republic
title_full_unstemmed Plato’s Theory of the Arts in the Gorgias and in the Republic
title_sort Plato’s Theory of the Arts in the Gorgias and in the Republic
author Schmid, Walter Thomas
author_facet Schmid, Walter Thomas
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Plato
techne
arts
moderation
justice
topic Plato
techne
arts
moderation
justice
description This paper examines Socrates’ theory of the arts in the Gorgias and in the Republic. It shows how that theory changes, as the discussion takes focus first in relation to moderation, then to justice, where it is tied to the idea of a techne of rule, to notions of virtuous work and civic health, and to five levels of ‘art’ represented in the cave. It argues that both Socrates’ vision of a scientific and benevolent political art and Thrasymachus’ sophistic theory of tyrannical rule are undercut in the dialogue, the former by doubts concerning the epistemic closure it seems based on, the latter by the tyrant’s character, which impels him toward self-destructive government.
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