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Aristotle’s Theory of Imitation and Tragedy Aristotle is a Greek philosopher who travelled to Athens to study as a student under Plato. He is the founder of Lyceum. The peripatetic school of philosophy and founder of the Aristotelian tradition. He is considered the genius who has knowledge in many fields and also writes on fields such as physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, music, theatre, rhetoric, etc. (Polymath). Aristotle is the guru of Alexander the Great. His famous and important work is called the Poetics, where he talks about the theory of mimesis and tragedy. He is different from his teacher Plato because Plato hated the concept of mimesis and banished the poets from his utopian state, but Aristotle was quite opposite to his guru; Aristotle had a positive perspective towards arts and mimesis. Socrates – Plato – Aristotle – Alexander the Great. (In order) Aristotle’s theory of mimesis, or imitation 1) Aristotle said that although po...

Plato's View of Art and Imitation Art is for all. It can't be owned by a single man. "Art is a way of recognising oneself, which is why it will always be modern." —Louise   Bourgeois . Art is not only the reflection of reality, but it's also entertainment. It makes many of us land on the unknown land and emotions. It makes us feel the emotions of strangers and understand them. But art is not always welcomed. Even many famous personalities have also stood against the art. One of them is Plato. Plato is the Greek philosopher, critic, and founder of the Platonist academy where Aristotle studied. For Aristotle, Plato is his guru. Plato hates art in any form. His hatred can be seen in his "Republic", where he mentioned that the poets and dramatists were kicked out of Plato's utopian state, in which the king was also the philosopher and people were also educated in the way to support rational thinking rather than emotions. We have noticed that the word m...