ancient philosophy

Question 1

is plato a rationalist or empiricist
is plato a materialist or dualist.

Answer 1

rationalist - we gain knowledge through reason
dualist - reality can be divided into two: the physical world and the world of forms

Question 1

criticism of plato
(nominalism)

Answer 1

There is no such thing as universals. We can talk about ‘birds’ but in reality, there is no such thing as a bird, just specific birds eg sparrows, robins etc.