PHILOSOPHY - Plato's proof of prior knowlage Flashcards

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what does Plato’s “one over many argument” mean?

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one perfect form that many particulars (copies) participate in forms, explaining how we can recognize that different particulars are the same thing.

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what was one of Plato’s proof for all knowledge being priori ?
____ ____ ____

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meno’s slave boy

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“series of overlapping characteristics is the reason for recognition”
what theory does this come from?

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Wittgenstein’s family resemblance theory

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what advance meant in science led to proof against plots theory of all knowledge is priori

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evolution and advances in chemistry

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what is David Hume’s claim to go against Plato’s “all knowledge is priori”

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all the contents of our minds are impressions (things we experience) and ideas -
we have not seen a unicorn.
but we know what a horse and a horn looks like.
so we could “know” what a unicorn looks life.

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