The main idea of this thesis is to suggest a new type of reading on Aristotle' / s Poetics. Commentators of Poetics tried to relate it to Aristotle' / s ethical treatises. However, in this research, it will be argued that Poetics should be read under the light of Metaphysics.
The interpretation proposed here is based on Aristotle' / s understanding of ousia (substance). The ontological status of artifacts in Aristotle' / s philosophy will be examined while inquiring the relationships between Poetics and Metaphysics. Consequently, I will argue that tragedy is an ousia and attemted to show that Aristotle' / s ontological philosophy is applicable to Poetics.
Becouse of the fact that Aristotle treats a tragedy as a partial independent being, I will argue in Aristotelian terms that a tragedy should be judged by its intrinsic values, rather than ethical or rhetorical merits.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12605264/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 September 2004 |
| Creators | Aytemiz, Volkan |
| Contributors | Inam, Ahmet |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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