Plato's Simile Of The Sun Flashcards
1
Q
The visible world
A
The intelligible world
2
Q
The sun
A
The form of the good
3
Q
The eye
A
The mind (reason)
4
Q
Sight
A
Intelligence
5
Q
Light
A
Truth
6
Q
To see
A
to know
7
Q
Growth
A
The being (reality) of the forms
8
Q
Plato on the form of the good
A
The form of the good “gives objects of knowledge (the Forms) their truth and the knower’s mind the power of knowing”
