Plato's form of the Good

Question 1

explain Plato’s form of the Good

Answer 1

the source of all life

illuminates all the other forms

Question 2

give some examples of universal goods

Answer 2

justice
truth
beauty

Question 3

explain the universal goods

Answer 3

unchanging concepts and ideals

Question 4

give the hierarchy of the forms

Answer 4

the form of the good
universal goods
the forms
particulars

Question 5

why is the sun a suitable analogy for the form of the good?

Answer 5

the form of the good ‘illuminates’ all other forms

seen as the form of all life- just as the sun provides all the life on earth

Question 6

what is the relationship between the form of the good and the other forms?

Answer 6

it is the form of all forms
gives all the other forms their value
it orders them and puts them in a heirarchy

Question 7

why is knowledge of the good the most important for a human?

Answer 7

the highest form of human knowledge

shows us what is real

Question 8

explain the relationship between the theory of the forms and the analogy of the cave

Answer 8

the prisoners only see particulars

when the philosopher sees the ‘real world’ he sees the forms