Plato’s theory of forms‚ also called his theory of ideas‚ states that there is another world‚ separate from the material world that we live in called the "eternal world of forms". This world‚ to Plato‚ is more real than the one we live in. His theory is shown in his Allegory of the Cave (from The Republic‚ Book VII)‚ where the prisoners only live in what they think is a real world‚ but really it is a shadow of reality. According to Plato‚ to the prisoners in the allegory and to humanity in the material
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Nam Le Phil 210 9/22/09 Phaedo 1. a) 60b: Socrates remarks that pain and pleasure may seem to be opposites since we never experience both at the same time‚ but they are intimately connected to one another. Rarely‚ do we find one without the other. The pleasure that he experiences from being released from his chains is directly related to the pain that he experienced from being enchained. b) 67b: Death is the separation of the soul from the body. We shall be closest to knowledge (in
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The Theory of Forms is Plato’s idea of what people perceive with their senses as imperfect copies of eternal ideas or forms. Plato uses the Allegory of the cave to further explain his Theory of Forms. In the Allegory‚ the prisoners in the cave see and name the shadows of objects without actually seeing what the objects look like‚ resulting in the prisoners to mistaken the appearance of reality since they have never seen what the world outside of the cave looks like. The main idea of the Allegory
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EXPLAIN PLATO’S CONCEPT OF THE “FORMS” (25 marks) Plato theorised that beyond the material world there was a “realm of ideas and concepts”; he calls these the Forms. A Form can be described as the “essence” of something‚ the very attributes and characteristics that make something what it is. For example‚ in the realm of the Forms there can be found a form which outlines all that a cat should be. All cats found on earth are in fact imitating this basic form‚ making them dim replications of true “catness”
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validity of Plato’s arguments about his theory of Forms. Aristotle‚ along with others‚ cross-examines Plato’s proposals. Yet‚ I happen to see the potential of his point of view and would like to take a deeper look into his theory. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze the theory of Plato’s Forms from his perspective and that of several others‚ including Aristotle. Topics The topics in which I will mainly focus on will be Forms as universals‚ Forms as separate entities (substances)‚ Universe
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The Phaedo is a story that is set on the last day of Socrates ’ life. The dialogue examines whether the human soul is immortal or not. Socrates does not fear death‚ but he looks it straight in the eye and thinks this is what a philosopher practices for. Socrates believes that the soul is immortal‚ and therefore‚ outlasts the body. Socrates defends his argument by trying to establish that things come to be from their opposite. In his argument‚ he implies that all things that can change are eternal
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up throughout these dialogues‚ it is sometimes difficult to see how his remarks fit together into a logical scheme. An appreciation of his values and worldviews can help us understand both his lifestyle and his behavior in the Apology‚ Republic‚ Phaedo and Crito. There are important differences between how the ancient Greeks viewed ethics and how most people view it today. The Greek word ethos‚ from which we derive our word ethics‚’ means habit.’ Consequently‚ the central ethical question
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