THE POET WHO WANTED TO BANİSH POETS

Abstract

Plato that maybe the turning point of philosophy history are revised according to the age and encored to the philosophy scene. The paradoxical manners of such a crucial figure toward the relationship that are tidal, unhealthy and aflutter between art and philosophy have made the matter more problematic. While Plato banished the poets or artists whom he regarded as being far from the truth and imitators of appearance from his ideal state, he also appeared us with metaphors and myths in his dialogues, which caused him to seem as a poet. In fact, it is not too incomprehensible why he excluded art that challenged to reason and had skeptical thought considering his system as a rationalist. Even if he was disturbed by the relationship art and the unconscious and its mimetic aspect, he needed the impact of poetic discourse in language while transferring ideas into truth behind appearance. Both the metaphors of Sun and Cave and the myth of Er are the best examples of this case. As a result, we are face to face with a person that did not want to see the artists in his Republic. In this study, Plato‟s dual relation with art will be tried to discuss.