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PLATO and the theory of Forms Flashcards

1
Q

What did Plato say about the physical world ?

A

State of process and change

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What did Plato think about the physical world is changing and nothing staying the same ?

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It was a problem

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3
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why did Plato see the world changing as a problem ?

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How can people attain true knowledge if the world is continuously changing

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4
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Plato says we can attain true knowledge but how ?

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In a different world which is eternal and always the same

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5
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What is this eternal and unchanging world called ?

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Theory of forms/ideas

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6
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According to Plato how do we gain true knowledge ?

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Through reason

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7
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What did Plato distinguish between ?

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Physical eternal world we perceive through our eyes and senses and an abstract world of perfect ideas or forms that can be accessed through the mind

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8
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Plato distinguishes between what world we perceive through our eyes and senses ?

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Physical eternal world

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9
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According to Plato we distinguish between a physical eternal world that we perceive through what ?

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Our eyes and senses

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10
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Plato ALSO distinguish between what world of perfect ideas/forms that can be accessed through the mind ?

A

Abstract world

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11
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In this abstract world what does it have that Plato distinguishes ?

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Perfect ideas/forms

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12
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How can an abstract world of perfect ideas/forms be accessed that plato distinguishes ?

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Through the mind

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13
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What did Parmenides

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Appearance vs reality , believed changes were an illusion

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14
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What did Heraclitus believe ?

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Believe things are changing/becoming

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15
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Where does copies of fixed perfect form reside in ?

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Some transcendent realm

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16
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What world can knowledge be clearly be define in

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The world of ‘being’

17
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Why can knowledge be clearly defined in the world of ‘being’ ?

A

Because they are unchanging

18
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Therefore because knowledge is unchanging , what is knowledge ?

A

Permanent

19
Q

Where does Plato believe our souls enter ?

A

Enter the realm of forms before birth

20
Q

What is phythagoras idea that we enter the realm of forms ?

A

Metempsychosis

21
Q

Plato says we have what inside us and how do we access it ?

A

Knowledge inside us accessed through asking the right questions

22
Q

Who did Plato believe in ?

A

Philosopher kings

23
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Why did Plato believe in philosopher kings ?

A

Would be incorruptible with money and power

24
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What did Plato not believe in ?

A

Democracy

25
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Why did Plato not believe in democracy ?

A

Common person is corrupted by senses and cannot access true knowledge or forms

26
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What society did Plato believe in ?

A

Totalitarian society

27
Q

What would Plato ban ?

A

Art

28
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Why would Plato ban art ?

A

False representation of forms ,**platonic state **

29
Q

What is an imitation of a form called ?

A

Particular

30
Q

Plato sees the physical world which we learn through what ?

A

Our experiences

31
Q

What is an example of ideal form according to Plato ?

A

Using our senses as imitations and example

32
Q

What is form of a circle ?

A

A perfect circle

33
Q

What happens when you translate the same circle in the physical world ?

A

Lose its perfection

34
Q

In a mathematical world what example does Plato use ?

A

2 + 2 always equals 4 and traingle always has 3 side

35
Q

What do we have an intuition of ?

A

Form of beauty , form of beauty

36
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why do we have an intuition of forms ?

A

Experienced them before we were born

37
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What conclusion has Plato come with for forms ?

A

People have immoral souls who lived in realm of forms before born into the material world as physical human beings

38
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How does plato describe the universe ?

A

Eternal , infallible realm of truth

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