PPT-Aristotle and Catharsis

Catharsis purgation How this relates to the horror film Version 1 Fear poisons life with anxiety Catharsis can flush this feeling from our systems bring it into the open and clear the air . What do you know about Aristotle’s ideas concerning the . cause. of things?. Four causes?. Potentiality to actuality?. Aristotle. Plato. Potentiality & Actuality. There are two states of being:. ARISTOTLE. (384 BC – 322 BC). Some scholars regard him as the greatest philosopher of all time.. BIOGRAPHY OF ARISTOTLE. QUICK FACTS. NAME : Aristotle. OCCUPATION: Philosopher. BIRTH . DATE : c. . Theory of . Tragedy in . the . POETICS. Definition of Tragedy:. “Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its . . also known by the Latin title . Oedipus Rex. , is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed c. 429 BCE. Oedipus the King. Link to Family Tree / Images of Stage. http://www.aug.edu/~nprinsky/Humn2001/oed-nq.htm. The Mind of the School. From The Nichomachean Ethics . “It is no easy task to be good…. any one can get angry- that is easy- or give or spend money; but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way..is not easy”. And there are a few ……. They are …. Dilemma. Hamartia. Peripeteia. . and . anagnorisis. Hubris. Nemesis. Catharsis. Who is the protagonist?. Dilemma. Noun. A . predicament. in which a difficult choice has to be made . The world is constantly changing…. Things grow and decay…. Everything is caused by something else…. A B C Forever?. B is caused by C. A is caused by B. Aristolte. wonders. : Is . this chain of cause and effect infinite?. (Aka the best philosopher ever). Contribution to . the . orbital motion theory. Believed that the planets and the Sun orbited Earth. He saw no sign that the Earth was in motion. This meant that the Earth had to be stationary, and the planets, the Sun, and the fixed dome of stars rotated around Earth.. Aristotle's Poetics. Aristotle. 's . Poetics. seeks to address the different kinds of poetry, the structure of a good poem, and the division of a poem into its component parts. He defines poetry as a 'medium of imitation' that seeks to represent or duplicate life through character, emotion, or action. Aristotle defines poetry very broadly, including epic poetry, tragedy, comedy, dithyrambic poetry, and even some kinds of music.. derived from the infinitive Ancient Greek: . καθαίρειν. transliterated as . kathairein. "to purify, purge," and adjective Ancient Greek: . καθαρός. . katharos. "pure or clean.“. PLATO:. The forms [. patterns or ideals. ] are not in this world and can only be known through a process of education. Images make up the lowest category of “objects of knowledge” – art is only “imitation”. (TUTOR OF ALEXANDER). Prepared by. Nirmala. Varghese. Assistant Professor. Dept of English. Christian College. POETICS discusses concepts like. 1 Mimesis. 2.Katharsis. 3 . Hamartia. 4 . AND ANARCHISM David Keyt Univen9 of Wmhington 1. Anarchism, Ancient and Modem Aristotle's infamous defense of slavery Politics phusin) slaves]. For [they argue] it is [only] by law (nomoi) Projections the advent of a new disciplinewhich they named neurocinematics, probably inspired by the name of the already well-established discipline of neuroeconomics. In fact, one might be forgiven f