Relation between existential Dialectics and the perception of Beauty in Plato's Philosophy

Manouchehri Moghadam, Sara; Rikhtegaran, Mohammad Reza

doi:10.22096/ek.2023.550286.1431

Relation between existential Dialectics and the perception of Beauty in Plato's Philosophy

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

Sara Manouchehri Moghadam ¹

Mohammad Reza Rikhtegaran ²

¹ Ph.D. in Philosophy of Art, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Literature and Human Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

10.22096/ek.2023.550286.1431

Abstract

Beauty as a fundamental concept has been considered by Plato in terms of its origin, nature, manifestation and perception. This paper, using a descriptive- analytical method, based on Plato's most important treatises on Beauty, such as Phaedrus and the Party; also, by examining the intellectual dialectics presented in the Republican treatise, seeks the possibility of considering the coexistence of Existence and Beauty; and to examine the similarity of existential dialectics and the perception of beauty in Plato's philosophy. As conclusions, in Plato's philosophy, the perception of perceptible beauty is the starting point of existential- intellectual dialectics; causes existential- epistemological transformation, and is the base of the ascension of the soul to a higher existential level than its own, which ultimately leads to "Visit" and realization of the Good. In Plato's philosophy, the perception of beauty as an existential action is equivalent to the psychic promotion based on intellectual and epistemological evolution.

Keywords

Beauty

existential-epistemological transformation

the Good

existential-intellectual dialectics

Plato

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