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Poetics

Poetics

Aristotle · 335 BC

6 chapters · 37 pages · Original text

Public domain · Project Gutenberg

Chapters

The Art of Imitation

~11 min · 6 pages

The Definition of Tragedy

~11 min · 6 pages

The Structure of Plot

~12 min · 6 pages

Recognition and Construction

~8 min · 4 pages

Diction, Style, and Language

~14 min · 7 pages

Epic Poetry and the Final Judgment

~17 min · 8 pages

About this text

First published in 1748, this work represents Hume's mature empiricist philosophy — a reworking of ideas from his earlier Treatise of Human Nature.

Hume argues that all knowledge derives from sensory experience and that reason alone cannot establish matters of fact.

Text sourced from Project Gutenberg (public domain).

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