Filozofia, czyli służba Muzom. O potrzebie dialogu między filozofią a sztuką
Philosophy — a service for the Muses. On the necessity of a dialogue between philosophy and art

Author(s): Dariusz Rymarz
Subject(s): Education, Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Plato’s dialectics; Plato’s views on art; beauty; ugliness
Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to challenge the validity of stereotypical evaluations of Plato’s reflectionon art, which is often seen as a dogmatic attack on the artistic culture. The author argues, thatone should treat art in dialectical rather than dogmatic model. He indicates the potential varietyof interpretations of Plato’s Parmenides. A reference to dialectical method shows that Plato inhis attitude to art has presented only one of two complementary dialectic poles: the founderof the Academy explicitly characterizes art negatively, but also calls for its defense. Author’sargumentation shows that the most important premises for reconstruction of Plato’s “theory ofart” are included in the construction of the dialogues themselves, where aesthetic qualities aretreated with comparable care as the logical structure of the line of argument. Author illustrateshis reasoning with examples from Plato’s myth‑crafting (Symposium, Phaedrus, Timaeus). Theauthor discusses the meaning of the genealogical myth, included in the myth of the history of theuniverse, described by Plato’s Timaeus. In the conclusion, author contends that Plato’s dialecticsmay also assist our reflections on contemporary issues relating to both artistic culture and itstheory.

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