Plato (pt 1)

Question 1

What is the “Forms” according to Plato?

Answer 1

Perfect, non-physical essences of all things, of which objects and matter in the physical world are merely imitations.

Question 2

What is Plato’s epistemology?

Answer 2

“Theory of recollection”

Question 3

What is Plato’s “Theory of recollection”?

Answer 3

1. The soul existed prior to birth in the world of the forms.
2. The soul contains knowledge of pre-existent, innate ideas.
3. Education is the process of remembering what you already know.

Question 4

What is the Platonic idea of the physical world?

Answer 4

Reality is bad, the physical world is dirty and corrupt, only the spirit is good

Question 5

What is Plato’s metaphysics?

Answer 5

Plato is both an idealist and a realist

Question 6

What is an idealist?

Answer 6

1. reality only exists in minds
2. Ultimate realities are ideas

Question 7

What is a realist?

Answer 7

reality exists independent of minds