Philosophers, for example Plato, were believers in Physis. ... Plato agrees with Parmenides in many ways. ... In this sense, Plato is too a rationalist (122). ... Parmenides started rationalism and Plato continued with his theme. ... Plato also agrees with Heraclitus, "about the world revealed to us through our senses (122)." ...
Plato's Mimesis Conclusion Thus, just as "motion and change" define nature, mimesis, more than anything else, is the central characteristic feature of poetry. ... In Book II of The Republic, Plato begins a discussion of poetry which is concerned with gods and heroes. ... Imitation proper appears in the Republic in Book III, where Plato begins to consider the more complicated case of poetry concerning men. ... Plato therefore seems to cover the case of his own dialogues, where he speaks through the mouths of Socrates, Adeimantus and Glaucon. ... That imitation has harmful effe...
