Evaluation Plato

Question 1

Strength of Rejection of Empricism

Answer 1

-Difficult to gain huge concepts such as god/immorality so senses do limit us to an extent
-Certainty gives truth
-Illusion of Pencil and Glass (sense deceive)

Question 2

Weaknesses of rejecting Empricism

Answer 2

-Only regards math and logic
-Human survival
-Reflects science
-Karl popper,just because plato wants certainty/ assumes there is doesn’t mean there is

Question 3

Strength of FOG?

Answer 3

-Influence on Christianity
-Avoids the problem of evil

Question 4

Weaknesses of FOG?

Answer 4

-Raises many questions of God
-Logical Positivist, there is no absolute value to words everything is subjective

Question 5

Strength if the cave analogy?

Answer 5

Brian Davies, a powerful analogy which has been used to gain an understanding of the relationship between God and Humans.

Question 6

Weakness of the Cave analogy?

Answer 6

Mel Thompson, The world described in the analogy doesn’t reflect the the world we inhabit therefore, it is ineffective

Question 7

Strength of the Forms?

Answer 7

-Immanuel Kant, the belief that certain actions are intrinsically good/bad
-Comforting
-Makes people seek enlightenment

Question 8

Weaknesses of the Forms?

Answer 8

-Wittgenstein, David Hume
-no practical use
-Discriminatory and elitist