Plato and the sea
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Resumo: | How is Plato facing the sea? A complex vision emerges from the reading of his dialogues. It touches on various fields of his reflections. Plato feels its fascination and at the same time feels its dangers, not only those connected to navigation, but also the moral ones, the ones deriving from the presence in the ports of men of various origins, mostly with vulgar and foul-mouthed attitudes; and then those related to the wealth of the assets accumulated in them, with the necessary and consequent corruption of habits. It seems that in Plato, on the one hand, there is a nostalgia for the past, when the city was small, and life was simple, fundamentally linked to agriculture, with few needs. But on the other hand, and at the same time, he is well aware that maritime trade is now closely linked to the growth and evolution of the city, and devises a series of measures aimed at containing those dangers. Plato talks about all this, and more, in his unique and inimitable "style", mixing logical reasoning with metaphors, analogies, images (some of which are beautiful and poetic). One of the most beautiful metaphors, developed in a series of original considerations, is the one between the sea and discourse: the sea is like discourse, or, if you want, the discourse is like the sea, full of dangers but absolutely indispensable for life in common among men. |
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Plato and the seaPlatone e il marePlatoseadiscoursemetaphorPlatonemarediscorsometaforaHow is Plato facing the sea? A complex vision emerges from the reading of his dialogues. It touches on various fields of his reflections. Plato feels its fascination and at the same time feels its dangers, not only those connected to navigation, but also the moral ones, the ones deriving from the presence in the ports of men of various origins, mostly with vulgar and foul-mouthed attitudes; and then those related to the wealth of the assets accumulated in them, with the necessary and consequent corruption of habits. It seems that in Plato, on the one hand, there is a nostalgia for the past, when the city was small, and life was simple, fundamentally linked to agriculture, with few needs. But on the other hand, and at the same time, he is well aware that maritime trade is now closely linked to the growth and evolution of the city, and devises a series of measures aimed at containing those dangers. Plato talks about all this, and more, in his unique and inimitable "style", mixing logical reasoning with metaphors, analogies, images (some of which are beautiful and poetic). One of the most beautiful metaphors, developed in a series of original considerations, is the one between the sea and discourse: the sea is like discourse, or, if you want, the discourse is like the sea, full of dangers but absolutely indispensable for life in common among men.Come si pone Platone di fronte al mare? Dalla lettura dei suoi dialoghi emerge una visione complessa, e che tocca vari campi delle sue riflessioni. Platone ne sente il fascino e allo stesso tempo ne avverte i pericoli, non solo quelli connessi alla navigazione, ma anche quelli morali, che derivano dalla presenza nei porti di uomini di varie provenienze, per lo più con atteggiamenti volgari e sboccati; e poi quelli legati alla ricchezza dei beni in essi accumulati, con la necessaria e conseguente corruzione dei costumi. E sembra che ci sia in Platone, da un lato, una nostalgia del passato, di quando la città era piccola, e la vita era semplice, legata fondamentalmente all’agricoltura, con pochi bisogni. Ma, dall’altro lato, e allo stesso tempo, è ben cosciente che il commercio marittimo è ormai strettamente legato alla crescita e all’evoluzione della città , ed escogita una serie di provvedimenti miranti al contenimento di quei pericoli. Platone parla di tutto questo, e di altro ancora, nel suo “stile” unico ed inimitabile, mescolando ragionamenti logici con metafore, analogie, immagini (alcune delle quali bellissime e poetiche). Una delle metafore più belle, e sviluppata in una serie di originali considerazioni, è quella tra il mare ed il discorso: il mare è come il discorso, o, se si vuole, il discorso è come il mare, pieno di pericoli ma assolutamente indispensabile per la vita in comune tra gli uomini.Cátedra UNESCO Archai (Universidade de Brasília); Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal; Annablume Editora, São Paulo, Brasil2020-03-28info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticlesArtigosapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/2808710.14195/1984-249X_29_9Revista Archai; No. 29 (2020): Archai 29 (2020 [2]); e02909Archai Journal; n. 29 (2020): Archai 29 (2020 [2]); e029091984-249X2179-496010.14195/1984-249X_29reponame:Revista Archai (Online)instname:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)instacron:UNBitahttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/28087/25715Copyright (c) 2020 Giovanni Casertanoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCasertano, Giovanni2020-04-15T18:05:48Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/28087Revistahttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archaiPUBhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/oai||archaijournal@unb.br|| cornelli@unb.br1984-249X1984-249Xopendoar:2020-04-15T18:05:48Revista Archai (Online) - Universidade de Brasília (UnB)false |
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How is Plato facing the sea? A complex vision emerges from the reading of his dialogues. It touches on various fields of his reflections. Plato feels its fascination and at the same time feels its dangers, not only those connected to navigation, but also the moral ones, the ones deriving from the presence in the ports of men of various origins, mostly with vulgar and foul-mouthed attitudes; and then those related to the wealth of the assets accumulated in them, with the necessary and consequent corruption of habits. It seems that in Plato, on the one hand, there is a nostalgia for the past, when the city was small, and life was simple, fundamentally linked to agriculture, with few needs. But on the other hand, and at the same time, he is well aware that maritime trade is now closely linked to the growth and evolution of the city, and devises a series of measures aimed at containing those dangers. Plato talks about all this, and more, in his unique and inimitable "style", mixing logical reasoning with metaphors, analogies, images (some of which are beautiful and poetic). One of the most beautiful metaphors, developed in a series of original considerations, is the one between the sea and discourse: the sea is like discourse, or, if you want, the discourse is like the sea, full of dangers but absolutely indispensable for life in common among men. |
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