Plato Flashcards by Safiyah Siddiqui

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world of forms

A

true reality is unchanging forms (ie. justice) grasped via reason (Republic)

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Demiurge’s role

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Craftsman who orders chaos using forms

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Aristotle’s critique of forms

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forms are “empty metaphors”, ie what is the form of mud (Metaphysics)

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