Filozofia, czyli służba Muzom : o potrzebie dialogu między filozofią a sztuką

Abstract

The article attempts to challenge the validity of stereotypical evaluations of Plato’s reflection on art, which is often seen as a dogmatic attack on the artistic culture. The author argues, that one should treat art in dialectical rather than dogmatic model. He indicates the potential variety of interpretations of Plato’s Parmenides. A reference to dialectical method shows that Plato in his attitude to art has presented only one of two complementary dialectic poles: the founder of the Academy explicitly characterizes art negatively, but also calls for its defense. Author’s argumentation shows that the most important premises for reconstruction of Plato’s “theory of art” are included in the construction of the dialogues themselves, where aesthetic qualities are treated with comparable care as the logical structure of the line of argument. Author illustrates his reasoning with examples from Plato’s myth‑ crafting (Symposium, Phaedrus, Timaeus). The author discusses the meaning of the genealogical myth, included in the myth of the history of the universe, described by Plato’s Timaeus. In the conclusion, author contends that Plato’s dialectics may also assist our reflections on contemporary issues relating to both artistic culture and its theory.