The philosophical aspects of poetry
Kant: Welcome my friends, today we are gathered to discuss
‘The philosophical aspects of poetry' which has caused such a fuss!
Matt: There is a philosophy in poetry
I am sure Plato would agree with me?
Plato: To write poetry do we need hands?
If we had no arms, then does this theory stand?
Socrates: No
I am sure John Stuart Mill, will gladly show?
JS Mill: We don't need hands to write down our words!
For words can be spoken, so poetry without hands is absurd!
Russell: Ok, so there can't be poetry if we have no tongue?
Engels: Well, we can still have poetry, as we can always hear someone
Kant: Because without, hands or speech we can still hear poetry!
Sartre: But what if we have no ears as well? Then we can't hear, write or see!
Nietzsche: That's a very good point, but surely poetry is from the heart?
Locke: The heart is but an organ, it is the mind that is the essential part!
Augustine: If we say poetry is from the heart, can animals do poetry?
Aristotle: No, as only humans have ability to think and have rationality!
Marx: This is all very interesting, but we all view the world differently!
Epictetus: Are we now then saying that poetry depends on our culture?
Bergmann: Well that all depends on ones theory on ‘Nature versus Nurture.'
Matt: We can safely say that us humans have the ability to express
And this is something we should all address!
Matt: Because we don't understand the language of other species
Doesn't mean that poetry can't come from say for example ‘leeches'?
Matt: Poetry is nothing
If nothing is living.
Matt: Therefore poetry is a living emotion. Enough said!
Matt: Poetry only ceases when we are dead.
Kant: Well said Matt, you are indeed a poet and philosopher
This ends our discussion. The debate is over!
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