Plato and Aristotle disagree about whether poetry and theater promote or purify us of painful and disturbing emotions, such as fear and pity.

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Plato believed that poetry and theater stir up and amplify emotions, leading to an uncontrolled and irrational state, while Aristotle believed that they enable us to experience and release our emotions in a healthy and cathartic way, bringing about a purified and balanced state of mind.

Plato and Aristotle Disagree About Whether Poetry and Theater Promote