Poetry of Philosophy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781890318628)

Although Aristotle's Poetics is the most frequently read of his works, philosophers and political theorists have, for the most part, left analysis of the text to literary critics and classicists. In this book Michael Davis argues convincingly that in addition to teaching us something about poetry, Poetics contains an understanding of the common structure of human action and human thought that connects it to Aristotle's other writings on politics and morality. Davis demonstrates that the duality of Poetics reaches out to the philosopher, writer, and political theorist and shows the importance of the ideal in our imaginings of and goals for the future.

Author: Michael Davis
ISBN-10: 1890318620
ISBN-13: 9781890318628
Publisher: St. Augustine's Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/1999
Pages: 203
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.01w x 0.43d