Greek Philosophy and Poets with Dr. Joseph Romero

January 28, 9:30am - 10:45am
West Oʻahu Campus, D146

Associate Professor of Classics, Philosophy and Religion at the University of Mary Washington, Joseph Romero will discuss how philosophy began as a species of poetry until, philosophers like Plato followed the first historians by writing philosophy in prose. In his "Republic" --also written in prose-- Plato famously excluded the poets from his ideal city. It was Aristotle, Plato's student, along with others who undertook a defense of poetry. Romero will discuss how the quarrel between poetry and philosophy arose and how some tried to settle it.

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