MIMESIS IN REPUBLIC III: A VARIATION IN USE OF VOCABULARY

Authors

  • Roberto Bolzani USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/phi.v19i2.32075

Keywords:

poetry, imitation, theology, morality.

Abstract

This text intends to analyse a passage of Plato’s Republic III on kinds of poetry and elocution. Some variation in use of vocabulary relationed with idea of imitation (mimesis) is observed. This fact seems to introduce problems to understand the meaning and aims of the doctrine. I try to propose a way of explaining and solving that semantic variation, basing analysis on theses the dialogue has just established.

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Author Biography

Roberto Bolzani, USP

Possui graduação em Filosofia pela Universidade de São Paulo (1985), mestrado em Filosofia pela Universidade de São Paulo (1992), doutorado em Filosofia pela Universidade de São Paulo (2003) e Livre-docência pela mesma instituição (2013). Desde 1988 é professor da Universidade de São Paulo. Tem experiência na área de Filosofia Antiga, com ênfase em História da Filosofia Antiga, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Ceticismo, Platão, Aristóteles, Metafísica, Epistemologia, Ética.
Volume Atual: Dossiê de Filosofia Antiga

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Published

2015-02-17

How to Cite

BOLZANI, Roberto. MIMESIS IN REPUBLIC III: A VARIATION IN USE OF VOCABULARY. Philósophos a journal of philosophy, Goiânia, v. 19, n. 2, p. 245–265, 2015. DOI: 10.5216/phi.v19i2.32075. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/philosophos/article/view/32075. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2014): Dossiê de Filosofia Antiga

Section

Dossiê de Artigos Originais

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