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An example of artwork that would fit Aristotle’s definition of tragedy would be Oedipus Rex. Antigone is also considered a tragedy, but I am going to focus on analyzing how the play Oedipus Rex fits into Aristotle’s definition. Oedipus Rex is a classic Ancient Greek tragedy. It is considered to be the ultimate tragedy accordingContinue reading “Aristotle’s Poetics II”

”But to say of someone under some one description (‘The prisoner of the Chateau d’If’) that he is the same person as someone characterized quite differently (‘The Count of Monte Cristo’) is precisely to say that it makes sense to ask him to give an intelligible narrative account enabling us to understand how he couldContinue reading “MacIntyre:The Story Telling Animal”

Annie’s Song by John Denver “Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived through, and that other people are infected by these feelings and also experience them” -Tolstoy Tolstoy defines art as a condition of human life,Continue reading “Annie’s Song”

Tolstoy’s standard for art is that an artist must convey a feeling to their audience for it to be considered art. In these terms, a feeling is when the artist uses expression and the audience is infected by what is being expressed. Expression is when an artist creates something that comes from inside themselves, andContinue reading ““What is Art?”- Leo Tolstoy”

Aristotle describes the three differences between artistic imitation as medium of imitation, object of imitation, and manner of imitation. Medium of imitation is poetry by song or language, using rhythm, melody, and harmony. Object of imitation refers to men in action. Finally, manner of imitation is described as narration, meaning a poet can present charactersContinue reading ““Poetics”- Aristotle”

Argument: A list of reasons given to support a claim. Conclusion (of an argument): the claim that is intended to be supported by the argument. Premises: the claims which are given as reasons for believing the conclusion of an argument to be true. Validity: the conclusion of an argument necessarily follows from the premises. IfContinue reading “Glossary Terms”

The metaphor of the cave created by Plato is that we are chained up deep in a cave with only a lit fire. The lit fire creates shadows on the wall and those shadows we view as reality, since that it all was can see. We are unknowing of the bigger, broader world outside ofContinue reading “Plato’s Cave”

Just because a man has a fixed belief, does not mean it is right. A man has the duty to follow through with a choice of action regarding his convictions in case the opposite of his belief could still occur. If a man does not follow through with a choice of action regarding his convictions,Continue reading “William Clifford Required Blog”

Valid Argument with a false conclusion: If my pet has teeth, it is an carnivore. My pet has no teeth, he is not a carnivore. Sound Argument: If my dog eats only meat, he is an carnivore. My dog eats only meat therefore he is a carnivore. Inductive Argument: If I let go of aContinue reading “Blog Post 2”

Nativity plays a role in injustice on both sides; naive victims can be silenced by people of power, while people of power can be naive to their own discriminatory behavior. Good and bad people don’t often get what they deserve. Good and bad people hold power. People of power often are naive to their ownContinue reading “Blog Post 1 : Injustice”