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Plato's

Theory of forms

Key Principles

Reality starts with the forms

Plato's cave

Everything comes from the Forms

The forms are the absolute perfect ideal which humans can never fully attain.

Our physical world is lilke the cave in Plato's allegory of the cave. What we know of the world is just a shadow of the ideal

Hierarchy of reality

Examples of forms

What are some different examples of the forms?

Plato's concept of forms & things

Plato's concept of forms and things

cats & dogs

Beauty

Beauty

Barbie

Barbie

Barbieland = world of forms idealised version

Real world = imperfect, changing, people age, humanity

To sum up

In Summary

World of forms & Physical world

Two worlds

Reality according to Plato

Reality according to Plato

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