Доброто, убавото и вистината во Платоновата филозофија
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2016
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Abstract
The ancient concept of “good and beautiful” in Plato’s philosophy gets a wider scope
by adding the category of “truth”. The introduction of the category of “truth” within
the concept of καλοκἀγαθία is considered to have been first articulated in Plato’s
philosophy. This article aims to draw out the theoretical implications of this specific
triple concept and to elaborate on it in a broader philosophical context. In that
sense, the link between “good” and “beautiful” will be analyzed in a few places in
Plato’s dialogues where they are explicitly compared (e.g. “Symposium” 201c, 204de;
“Protagoras” 359e-360b), and later associated with the concept of “truth” (especially
in “Philebus” 64e-65a, together with the category “proportion”). Through this
analysis, it will be shown that the ideal of καλοκἀγαθία in Plato’s philosophy, with its
connection to the concept of truth, has strong metaphysical foundations. The text
will pose the questions of the ontological relation between these three categories
(the possibility of hierarchization, the good beyond the beautiful and the truth), and
the possibility of their unification in erotic desire. Their relationship will be examined
as a basis for a good life, mainly referring to “Philebus”, while reaffirming the
fundamental ontological problem of χωρισμός.
by adding the category of “truth”. The introduction of the category of “truth” within
the concept of καλοκἀγαθία is considered to have been first articulated in Plato’s
philosophy. This article aims to draw out the theoretical implications of this specific
triple concept and to elaborate on it in a broader philosophical context. In that
sense, the link between “good” and “beautiful” will be analyzed in a few places in
Plato’s dialogues where they are explicitly compared (e.g. “Symposium” 201c, 204de;
“Protagoras” 359e-360b), and later associated with the concept of “truth” (especially
in “Philebus” 64e-65a, together with the category “proportion”). Through this
analysis, it will be shown that the ideal of καλοκἀγαθία in Plato’s philosophy, with its
connection to the concept of truth, has strong metaphysical foundations. The text
will pose the questions of the ontological relation between these three categories
(the possibility of hierarchization, the good beyond the beautiful and the truth), and
the possibility of their unification in erotic desire. Their relationship will be examined
as a basis for a good life, mainly referring to “Philebus”, while reaffirming the
fundamental ontological problem of χωρισμός.
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