In one work, this philosopher claims that poets must be divinely possessed, and compared reciters of poetry to metal rings at the end of a magnetic chain.
In one work, this philosopher claims that poets must be divinely possessed, and compared reciters of poetry to metal rings at the end of a magnetic chain. He cited a woman's speech on ascending a metaphorical staircase to absolute Beauty, in a work that includes the story of then role-reversal when a young man in love began to chase an older man. That work by this philosopher presents the (*) myth that humans were once double-people who have been cut in half. He claimed that poets should be expelled from an ideal city ruled by philosopher-kings, in a dialogue that includes the "Allegory of the Cave." For 10 points, name this author of Symposium and Republic.
In one work, this philosopher claims that poets must be divinely possessed, and compared reciters of poetry to metal rings at the end of a magnetic chain.
Plato [or Platon] &lt;JR&gt;