Plato and the Forms Flashcards
What did Socrates compare virtue to?
Knowledge - To know what is right is to do what is right
Who was Plato’s tutor?
Socrates
What was Socrates’ view on wrongdoing?
It is the result of ignorance
Why does Plato not value empirical knowledge?
Because he said that the world was always changing (Heraclitus)
What was Plato’s view on knowledge?
It is innate
How did Plato describe the forms?
Eternal and immutable
Who does Plato believe has true knowledge?
Philosophers
What is dualism?
The theory that the body and mind exist separate from each other but linked in some way
What is materialism?
The theory that our minds are inseparable from our bodies
What is idealism?
The theory that our bodies are unreal, and an illusion - our minds are the only reality
What was Plato responsible for creating?
The Academy of Athens
