Paul Chung: Aristotle on Art

Aristotle believed that art is imitation, and that it is a good thing. It pertains to humanity in ways that connects humanity. Imitation to Aristotle is relational in that humans learn from such as children. Even artistic values such as tragedies (mimesis) help to fosters an emotional connection to humankind. For Aristotle, a good tragedy produces Kartharis. Which is essentially, purification through pity and fear. The notion of imitation as a good thing, falls relatively short in that imitation is the reproduction or copy of something else. Whether it is a good copy or not, it derives from non original conditions.

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