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FOCUSING ON THE EXPERIENCE OF CATHARSIS TO UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF THE POETICS

Year 2025, Issue: 40, 69 - 87, 28.05.2025
https://doi.org/10.53844/flsf.1631772

Abstract

We can say that there are at least two ways to analyze a work of art: the first focuses on the qualities of the work itself, while the second concerns the outcomes that are not directly related to the aesthetic values of art. Although Aristotle did not write an independent work on art, he indicates the place of art within his philosophical system through his work Poetics. However, the work in question, in which the philosopher primarily focuses on tragedy, also raises several questions. The first question that comes to mind is: Was Poetics written with ethical or aesthetic concerns in mind?
In this paper, the question mentioned above is sought to be clarified based on Aristotle's thoughts on art. In this context, in the first stage of our study, previous discussions on the problem are presented; thereafter, with the belief that focusing on the catharsis experience is the most suitable way to understand Poetics, attention is directed to it. In the conclusion section of the paper, the aim of the work is attempted to be demonstrated.

References

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  • Aristotle. "Poetics." In The Complate Works of Aristotle, by Aristotle, edited by Jonathan Barnes, 4965-5019. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1995.
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  • Crittenden, Paul. Ethics and Aesthetics in Aristotle's Poetics, 1991.
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  • Hughes, J. G. Aristotle on Ethics. New York: Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks, 2001.
  • Kokkos, Alexis. Exploring Art for Perspective Transformation. Boston: Brill Academic Pub, 2021.
  • Nussbaum, Martha. The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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  • Papadopoulou, Maria. «Aristotle & Meaningful Art.» Adult Education Critical Issues 2 (2): 34-46. doi:10.12681/haea.31490, 2022.
  • Plato. Republic. Translated by Sabahattin Eyüboğlu and Mehmet Ali Cimcoz. İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2010.
  • Reeve, C. D. Practices of Reason: Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2002.
  • Ricoeur, Paul. Zaman ve Anlatı: Bir -Zaman Olay Örgüsü ve Üçlü Mimesis. Translated by Mehmet Rifat and Sema Rifat. İstanbul: YKY, 2005.
  • Rorty, Amelie Oksenberg. "The Psychology of Aristotelian Tragedy." Midwest Studies In Philosophy 16 (1): 53-72. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4975.1991.tb00230.x, 1991.
  • Weinberg, Bernard. «From Aristotle to Pseudo-Aristotle.» Comparative Literature 5 (2): 97-104, 1953.

POETİKA’NIN AMACINI ANLAMAK ADINA KATHARSİS DENEYİMİNE ODAKLANMAK

Year 2025, Issue: 40, 69 - 87, 28.05.2025
https://doi.org/10.53844/flsf.1631772

Abstract

Bir sanat eserini incelemenin en az iki yolu olduğunu söyleyebiliriz: bunlardan ilki, eserin niteliklerine yöneliktir; diğeri ise sanatın estetik değerleriyle doğrudan ilgisi olmayan sonuçlarına yöneliktir. Aristoteles her ne kadar sanat hakkındaki düşüncelerini müstakil olarak kaleme almamış olsa da Poetika adlı eseriyle sanatın felsefi sistemindeki yerini işaret etmektedir. Ancak, filozofun ağırlıklı olarak tragedya özelinde incelemede bulunduğu söz konusu eser bir takım soruları da beraberinde getirmektedir. İlk akla gelen soru şudur: Poetika etik mi yoksa estetik kaygılarla mı yazılmıştır?
Bu yazıda, Aristoteles’in sanat hakkındaki düşüncelerinden hareketle yukarıda bahsi geçen soru aydınlatılmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, çalışmamızın ilk aşamasında probleme dair önceki tartışmalar gösterilmiş; bunun arından ise Poetika’yı anlamanın en uygun yolu olduğu düşüncesiyle katharsis deneyimine odaklanılmıştır. Yazının sonuç bölümünde ise eserin amacının ne olduğu gösterilmeye çalışılmıştır.

References

  • Aristoteles. Politika. Çeviren Mete Tuncay. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi, 1975.
  • Aristotle. "Poetics." In The Complate Works of Aristotle, by Aristotle, edited by Jonathan Barnes, 4965-5019. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1995.
  • Baştürk, Efe. «Aristoteles Düşüncesinde Politik Biyoloji ve Prohairesis.» Kaygı 18 (1): 206-224, 2019.
  • Belfiore, Elizabeth. Aristotle on Plot and Emotion. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1992.
  • Butcher, Samuel H. Aristotle's Theory of Poetry and Fine Art. Translated by Samuel Henry Butcher. London: MacMillan, 1932.
  • Cevizci, Ahmet. Felsefe Sözlüğü. İstanbul: Paradigma Yayınları, 1999.
  • Crittenden, Paul. Ethics and Aesthetics in Aristotle's Poetics, 1991.
  • Danış, Enise Betül. «Aristoteles’in Mimesis Teorisini Doğa, Gaye ve İşlev Kavramları Üzerinden Okuma Denemesi.» Divan: Disiplinlerarası Çalışmalar Dergisi 27 (53): 1-32, 2022. doi:10.20519/divan.1077763.
  • Ford, Andrew. «The Purpose of Aristotle’s Poetics.» Classical Philology 110 (1): 1-21, 2015.
  • Halliwell, Stephen. Aristotle's Poetics. University of Chicago Press, 1998.
  • Halliwell, Stephen. "Aristotelian Mimesis Reevaluated." Journal of the History of Philosophy, Ekim: 487-510., 1990. doi:10.1353/hph.1990.0082.
  • Hughes, J. G. Aristotle on Ethics. New York: Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks, 2001.
  • Kokkos, Alexis. Exploring Art for Perspective Transformation. Boston: Brill Academic Pub, 2021.
  • Nussbaum, Martha. The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
  • Orozco, Dairo. «The Quest for a Poetics of Goodness in Plato and Aristotle.» Ideas y Valores 61 (150): 179-202, 2012.
  • Papadopoulou, Maria. «Aristotle & Meaningful Art.» Adult Education Critical Issues 2 (2): 34-46. doi:10.12681/haea.31490, 2022.
  • Plato. Republic. Translated by Sabahattin Eyüboğlu and Mehmet Ali Cimcoz. İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2010.
  • Reeve, C. D. Practices of Reason: Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2002.
  • Ricoeur, Paul. Zaman ve Anlatı: Bir -Zaman Olay Örgüsü ve Üçlü Mimesis. Translated by Mehmet Rifat and Sema Rifat. İstanbul: YKY, 2005.
  • Rorty, Amelie Oksenberg. "The Psychology of Aristotelian Tragedy." Midwest Studies In Philosophy 16 (1): 53-72. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4975.1991.tb00230.x, 1991.
  • Weinberg, Bernard. «From Aristotle to Pseudo-Aristotle.» Comparative Literature 5 (2): 97-104, 1953.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Aesthetics, Ethics, Philosophy of Art
Journal Section Research Articles
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Öncü Karakaya 0009-0003-2439-8818

Publication Date May 28, 2025
Submission Date February 2, 2025
Acceptance Date April 21, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Issue: 40

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Chicago Karakaya, Öncü. “POETİKA’NIN AMACINI ANLAMAK ADINA KATHARSİS DENEYİMİNE ODAKLANMAK”. FLSF Felsefe Ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, no. 40 (May 2025): 69-87. https://doi.org/10.53844/flsf.1631772.

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