Plato Flashcards
Empirical knowledge
Knowledge gained from the senses.
A priori
Knowledge gained from logical reasoning and independent sensory experience
World of appearances
(the world we live in) it contains shadows or imitations of the perfect world.
The world of Forms
The world containing the perfect form of everything.
“Everything tangible flows”
Everything in our world is made of material which changes overtime. Plato believes there is a limited number of moulds of forms of everything we see.
Counterintuitive
Goes against common sense.
Analogy
The act of comparing one thing with another to help a person learn bout the first thing
How does the soul helps is having memory and knowledge of the forms?
It was originally in the World of Forms before being tied down in our body.
Universal ideas that are important to Plato
Beauty, truth and justice
What form can be found in all things?
Goodness
What symbol is used to explain the most important form?
Sun
Why does Plato dislike statues and images?
He believes that, for example, a person is already a copy of the most perfect form of a person so the statue is copying the copy.
Plato’s hierarchy
The Form of the Good
The World of Forms
The visible/material
Statues/images
