Goethe, Schleiermacher and the aporaisal of the Ion

Authors

  • Javier Aguirre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/endoxa.29.2012.5311

Keywords:

Ion, authenticity, poetry, Goethe, Schleiermacher,

Abstract

The derogatory remarks of Goethe and Schleiermacher about the Ion caused the nineteenth-century German Platonists to doubt Plato’s authorship of the dialogue. Also, with few exceptions, during this century and part of twentieth century, the ion was very poorly valued. The article attempts to show that, with regard to its authorship, there are no serious reasons to believe that this is not a genuine work of Plato; and, in terms of its philosophical value, that the ion is a critical step in the Platonic project to supplant the role of poetry in the educational system of the polis.

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Published

2012-06-01

How to Cite

Aguirre, J. (2012). Goethe, Schleiermacher and the aporaisal of the Ion. ENDOXA, 1(29), 73–92. https://doi.org/10.5944/endoxa.29.2012.5311

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