Plato's Poetics Of Soul

This article starts with a small point of Plato how to rescue the reality. Analyze Plato's care on human; concerning people is the necessary way to save reality. So, what are the people themselves? How to care themselves? Plato gave us a further proposes, the soul dominates the body and caring soul is caring people themselves. God is the master of good ideas, is the source of truth and knowledge. Therefore, the soul cares people themselves by the way of caring the God- the master of good ideas.Art poetry is an imitated product also is the imitated target to people. Only when the art poetry imitating the rationale world dominated by the God, art poetry can reflect the reality, in the process of imitation, the truth is obtained as well. This kind of art poetry played a role of self-care.On this basis, Plato carried out a series of provisions to art poetry: the creation of art poetry must template the God, the poet is the spokesman of the God, the content and form of art poetry must fit for the criteria of the God. Only when the art poetry follow these guidelines, in the process of imitating, people can hear God's language, share the beauty of the God, obtain the true knowledge of the God, the soul gradually approaches the God, owning the Good qualities of wisdom, courage, moderation, justice and removing the evil qualities. In this process, people enhance their own existence, enrich their own lives. In this connection, art poetry achieves the deep concern for peopleThus, we can draw: Plato's art poetry is an art of self-care; Plato's Poetics is a poetics of self-care.