Aristotle and the Politics of Herodotus's History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6401979 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elliot Bartky (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 445-468 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6705 • E-ISSN: 1748-6858 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034670500034975 |
| OpenAlex | W2145536870 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
In the Poetics, Aristotle criticizes Herodotus by claiming that poetry is more philosophical and more serious than history. Aristotle's remark may be understood as a defense of poetry against Herodotus's attempt to supplant the political teaching of the poets and the wise men. Aristotle aligns poetry with philosophy because the poets' political teaching serves the city at the same time that it anticipates political philosophy. In the second section of the article Herodotus's quarrel with the political teaching of the poets, especially Homer, is considered in light of Aristotle's account of the poets. Approaching Herodotus in this manner underscores the significance, for Aristotle, of the politics of Herodotus's History. The third section of the article begins with a discussion of Herodotus's indebtedness to, and difference from, the pre-Socratic philosophers, and goes on to consider Herodotus's quarrel with the wise men. Herodotus's quarrel with the poets and the wise men provides us with a better idea of why Aristotle sought to associate poetry with philosophy, and distinguish them from history
Art · Epistemology · Literature · Poetics · Poetry · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Section (typography · Socratic method · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Classics · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |