Wednesday, March 26, 2008

On Plato and Aristotle.

It is generally believed, that Plato and his illustrious pupil Aristotle espoused different views on the same subject. In other words, their view was the same, but they interpreted the view differently from the other. This may tempt one to conclude, that the views of one complemented the views of the other. When one reads about Plato and Aristotle, one makes the conclusion that the different points of view espoused on the same subject were equally right at the same time. However, one cannot espouse both views at the same time, hence, the difference of opinion. Plato was reputed to build the structure of his views, from the general to the specific. Aristotle proved, that to build ideas from the specific to the general, was also held in repute. Perhaps, the differing in views was due to the fact, that one view was cautioning the other view, not to espouse itself as the only view. In my humble opinion, the lofty ideas of both the philosophers, should be taken in the same context. For some, it is prudent to take the advice of Plato, and refrain from poetry, while for others, perhaps, one should take the advice of Aristotle, and comprehend life better hereafter, with the enjoyment, and the aid of poetry.

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