ancient greeks

Question 1

rationalism

Answer 1

-knowledge gained a priori
-based on reason

Question 2

what does platos allegory of the cave illustrate?

Question 3

what’s the world of appearances?

Question 4

what’s the world of forms?

Question 5

what are forms?

Answer 5

perfect, eternal, and unchanging versions of the everyday things we experience

Question 6

what do we experience in the world of appearances?

Answer 6

imperfect versions/ representations of the real form those things partake in

Question 7

example of experiencing the world of appearances

Answer 7

beautiful sunset
-we’re looking at the form of beauty
-mind ignorant
-see a particular imperfectly beautiful thing that will change

Question 8

criticism of the forms from empiricism

Answer 8

-no empirical evidence for the forms

Question 9

response to criticism from empiricists to the forms

Answer 9

-P wouldn’t care as he believes evidence from experience is just shadows on walls of the cave
-so it’d be good there’s no evidence for the forms

Question 10

criticism from Aristotle of plato

Answer 10

-gain knowledge through experience/evidence
-study causal processes responsible for change we observer

Question 11

strengths of Aristotle’s critique