Life-Long Readers of Poetry? Why Not?

What Is Imitative Poetry and Why Is It Bad?

Plato’s argument against poetry in Republic 10 is perplexing. He condemns not all poetry, but only “however much of it is imitative (hosê mimêtikê)” (595a). A metaphysical charge against certain works of poetry – that they are forms of imitation, “at a third remove from the truth” – is thus used to justify an ethical charge: that these works cripple our thought and corrupt our souls. Unfortunat...

Guidelines in real life. Why are they not always enforced?

why arabic literature lacks epic poetry

epic poetry is a sort of ancient literature which exists in most of the world's literatures such as roman, greek, indian and iranian; but arabic literature has not used this type of literature. major reasons for this are as follows: 1. lack of nationalistic sense 2. arabic poetry is mostly based on vocality 3. there haven't been real long term wars between arabs 4. arabic poetry has h...

Why are US women not using long-acting contraceptives?

CONTEXT Given the level of unintended pregnancy in the United States, it is somewhat surprising that hormonal implants and injectables-methods that are long-acting, reversible, highly effective and convenient--have not attained the popularity enjoyed by other medical methods. Knowing the reasons why women have so far spurned these methods might lead to the design and implementation of intervent...

Why does the central nervous system not regenerate after injury?

A major problem for neuroscientists and clinicians is why the central nervous system shows ineffective regeneration after injury. Injured peripheral nerve fibers reform their connections, whereas those in injured spinal cord never re-grow. Insights into the mechanisms for repair and restoration of function after spinal cord injury have been obtained by experiments showing that injured nerve cel...