Animal Metaphors as a Political Production in Plato’s Republic
The relationship between humans and animals is a significant issue that has been addressed throughout history. In addition, the meaning of animals’ existence has been examined in ontological and epistemological contexts. This issue should also be noted for its importance in the context of ethics and...
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| description | The relationship between humans and animals is a significant issue that has been addressed throughout history. In addition, the meaning of animals’ existence has been examined in ontological and epistemological contexts. This issue should also be noted for its importance in the context of ethics and politics. Therefore, to make the relationship among individuals, society, and state clear and understandable, political philosophy often focuses on animal metaphors or directly on how the sovereignty of animals passes to humans and the state. However, a single effective theory and explanation are needed for the metaphors to be fully equivalent. Demonstrating this skill, Plato often resorted to using metaphors to produce interesting examples while making deep analyses of politics, state, and society. In this respect, Plato can be seen as a great theorist with a perspective that transcends his time. The analogies he has made are both interesting and provocative. This study attempts to evaluate Plato’s animal metaphors through his Republic as a tool of a political element, one which played an important role in political philosophy. Thus, the study examines the animal metaphors used in the discussions on humans, ethics, and political theory in Plato’s Republic. The aim is to examine and draw attention to how Plato systematized his understanding of politics through analogies or comparisons. Previously, the opinions of some thinkers from the history of philosophy were consulted to investigate how the animal-human comparison had been handled philosophically. The study’s conclusion tries to show how some similarities or differences between humans and animals in the history of philosophy have been a source of inspiration in the context of theory development. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ce87ffac72a45f1b0ea47ba103734462025-08-20T02:14:38ZdeuIstanbul University PressFelsefe Arkivi2667-76442024-06-0160244110.26650/arcp.1387648123456Animal Metaphors as a Political Production in Plato’s RepublicNecip Uyanık0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5886-1474Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi, Mardin, TurkiyeThe relationship between humans and animals is a significant issue that has been addressed throughout history. In addition, the meaning of animals’ existence has been examined in ontological and epistemological contexts. This issue should also be noted for its importance in the context of ethics and politics. Therefore, to make the relationship among individuals, society, and state clear and understandable, political philosophy often focuses on animal metaphors or directly on how the sovereignty of animals passes to humans and the state. However, a single effective theory and explanation are needed for the metaphors to be fully equivalent. Demonstrating this skill, Plato often resorted to using metaphors to produce interesting examples while making deep analyses of politics, state, and society. In this respect, Plato can be seen as a great theorist with a perspective that transcends his time. The analogies he has made are both interesting and provocative. This study attempts to evaluate Plato’s animal metaphors through his Republic as a tool of a political element, one which played an important role in political philosophy. Thus, the study examines the animal metaphors used in the discussions on humans, ethics, and political theory in Plato’s Republic. The aim is to examine and draw attention to how Plato systematized his understanding of politics through analogies or comparisons. Previously, the opinions of some thinkers from the history of philosophy were consulted to investigate how the animal-human comparison had been handled philosophically. The study’s conclusion tries to show how some similarities or differences between humans and animals in the history of philosophy have been a source of inspiration in the context of theory development.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/F5261A9572074A649B4C4395C26F6B2Bplatostatepoliticshumananimal metaphors |
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