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Dalyvavimo principas Platono ir Aristotelio filosofijoje: ontologinis aspektas ir analogijos iškilimas
The principle of participation in Plato and Aristotle: The ontological aspect and the rise of analogy

Author(s): Marija Oniščik
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Participation; imitation; idea (eidos); ontology; proportionality; analogy

Summary/Abstract: Straipsnyje aptariama „dalyvavimo“ sąvokos kilmė, šios sąvokos vaidmuo Platono filosofijoje ir aristoteliška jos interpretacija, pabrėžiant ontologinį dalyvavimo sampratos aspektą, atveriantį iki mūsų dienų filosofijoje besitęsiančius ginčus dėl analogijos sampratos. The article aims at the analysis of the notion of participation which is considered the main principle of unity of the universe in Platonic thought. The notion of participation (methexis), according to the Aristotelian tradition, is commonly hold to be of mathematic origin, meaning commensurability or proportion (anal-ogy). The bond between participation and imitation (mimēsis) also allows seeing the origin of both notions in theatrical practice of Ancient Greece, with which Plato was closely afliated.

  • Issue Year: 76/2013
  • Issue No: 48
  • Page Range: 47-63
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Lithuanian