The Origin of the Notion of Poíesis
Keywords:
poetry, Plato, Euripides, Aristophanes, GorgiasAbstract
The relevance of the concept of poíesis as theoretic support of Plato’s philosophy is known. Its first use appeared among historians, rather than poets or philosophers. The platonic distinction of the term originated: the idea regarding the production of things in general and that of the production of things with words. Euripides and Aristophanes also employed this word, albeit in order to designate production in itself. Afterwards, Gorgias reconstructed the original concept of poíesis as representing a human-specific production, and not a divine one as the poets conceived it to be.
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