User:Efendenh/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Catharsis

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have always been interested in philosophy. I have not taken a philosophy course yet and I thought it would be interesting to start my own research here. I think it is important because life is confusing and everyone needs to find their own answers as to why we are here and what are purpose on this planet is. Some find religion believable and comforting. Others need a different reason.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of this article clearly defines the term "Catharsis". It then tells you how the word is commonly used today which allows for a better understanding of what the rest of the article is going to talk about. The content of the article is related completely to catharsis and its history in Greek culture. The article continues to explain catharsis in "Platonism" and through works by Aristotle. The tone of the article appears to be neutral. It is factual and does not give a sense of bias or trying to persuade the reader in any direction. The author uses several encyclopedia's as a reference point. They also use other academic texts from Harvard University Press. I found the article to be well written and organized in a way that is understandable. The author appears to have a great amount of knowledge on the topic. There was no images or other media in the article to help understand it. However, for this style of article I am not sure adding media would have been helpful. This was an informational article about the word "Catharsis". It dives into the history of the word and its many different meanings.