TY - JOUR TT - THE CONCEPT OF IMITATION IN PLATO AND ARISTOTLE (ARISTO VE PLATO’DA TAKLİT) AU - Baktır, Hasan PY - 2003 DA - December JF - Erciyes Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi JO - ERÜSOSBİLDER PB - Erciyes Üniversitesi WT - DergiPark SN - 1300-1582 SP - 167 EP - 179 VL - 1 IS - 15 KW - Taklit KW - sosyal bilimler KW - literatür KW - mimesis KW - etimoloji KW - ahlak N2 - This paper discusses the concept of imitation in Plato and Aristotle. Plato and Aristotle argue that artist (Demiurge) and poet imitate nature, thus, a work of art is a relection of nature. However, they have different views on the functions of imitation in art and literature. Plato believes in the existence of the ideal world, where exists a real form of every object found in nature. A work of art –which reflects nature- is twice far from the reality it represents. Aristotle, on the other hand, does not deal with the ideal world, instead he analyses nature. He argues that a work of art does not imitate nature as it is, but as it should be. In this sense, an artist does not violate the truth but reflects the reality UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/erusosbilder/article/253007 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/219264 ER -