5/13/2023 0 Comments Plato ion summary sparknotes![]() Ion lets us come at the question from an oblique angle. So what exactly is the problem with poetry? Although he expels the poets from his ideal city, it is also clear that he does so with great regret. It’s also hard to understand the idea given Socrates’s deep admiration for poets, especially Homer. ![]() Living after the twentieth century, it’s hard to accept the proposal that a leader could make his citizens better people by banning art. It matters though because the implications of this short piece shed light on one of the most troubling ideas in Plato’s corpus: that the ideal city would exile its poets. ![]() ![]() Plato’s dialogue Ion is brief and seems to address a rather trifling question: Do poets know what they’re talking about? If Homer composed beautiful passages about chariot-driving, does his art include technical knowledge of that skill? This is, to put it nicely, not what most of us consider to be a pressing concern. ![]()
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