In the Philebus, Plato elaborates an image of our soul as a book where a scribe and a painter are constantly at work. This book examines the implicit premises of this image and aims at overcoming the general polarity of ancient phantasia and modern imagination.
Keyword: Platon, le Philèbe, imagination, visualisation, mimêsis, le faux plaisir, conscience de soi, altérité intime, tripartition de l’âme, images mentales
