Abstract:
The objective of this paper is to pinpoint and elucidate major conceptual contributions of Aristotle to art and literature at
large. Aristotle's propositions offer enduring legacies both to literary philosophy and moral philosophy. Aristotle is
basically a teleological thinker which sets him apart from his predecessors such as Plato. A historical contention in
respect of the relationship between life and literature gets reconciled by Aristotle's teleology for the first time. This paper
introduces a major selection of such categories of consequence from both the texts in question, and explores the
interconnections they exert aesthetically. His concepts such as telos, mimesis, poesis, eudaimon, ergon, arête, hexis,
catharsis, phronesis, praxis/action, plot, probability, and necessity on art are explained in relation to each other related
1 categories, and explored in reference to poesy and life at large given their usefulness. In this process, the paper
exemplifies from Greek dramatic texts, and suggests the uniqueness of art, as well as its oneness with life. It maps out the
relationship between art and life by recourse to aesthetic categories from Aristotle. It concludes with a note of harmony
whereby life and art are recognised as reciprocally enriching.
