The ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry
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"(Philosophy is) the yelping hound howling at her lord (poetry)" is dictum found in Plato's Republic. Poets, ancient source of gods and heroes, accused philosophy of being a “howling bitch shrieking at her master”. Alternative translations include "a bitch snarling and barking at her master" and "a yelping bitch shrieking at her master."
The full passage can be found on the Quarrel between philosophy and poetry page.
See also
- The Republic translated by Benjamin Jowett (full text)
- Plato on poetry
- Philosophy and literature
- Hard and soft science
- Quarrel between philosophy and poetry
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