Religious Studies - Philosophy - Ancient philosophical influences- PLATO 1
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- Created on: 01-10-21 09:09
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- Plato
- Metaphysics
- Sensible world
- things are aspects of reality which we perceive through senses
- car
- tree
- table
- chair
- a beautiful model
- everything we experience is everchanging/ imperfect
- table will get worn down
- beautiful model will age
- features:
- appearance (seems real)
- immanent (within space & time)
- becoming (ever changing)
- particular & imperfect
- many instances (copy; imitation)
- perceived by senses
- subjective (dependent upon perception)
- less "real" world- merely an immitation of ultimate reality
- explaining how sensible things come into being
- relies on participation
- eg; table comes into being because it participates in form of Tableness
- relies on participation
- things are aspects of reality which we perceive through senses
- World of Forms
- Greek term= Eidos (translates as ideas)
- forms are eternal & unchanging
- realm of perfect concepts & grasped (not by senses) but by reason
- features:
- appearance (seems real)
- transcendent (beyond space & time)
- being (eternal & unchanging)
- absolute & perfect
- one essence (archetype)
- known by reason
- objective (exist independently of mind)
- is "really real" world
- for every particular & imperfect thing that exists in sensible realm - is a corresponding absolute & perfect For
- a table (Table)/ a just act (Justice)/ a beautiful model (Beauty)/ a circle (a Circle)
- Sensible world
- Analogies
- Analogy of Cave
- Raises issues:
- why it is important for philosopher to rule if this is only a shadow world
- information we get through senses is not unimportant; need & rely on to survive
- does not offer proof of existence of another realm & unclear how two worlds relate
- guilty of elitism
- man who breaks free= philosopher wo used intellect to ascend out of cave (out of world of senses)
- Raises issues:
- Comparing Form of Good with the sun
- sun provides light that is necessary for us to see things in sensible realm
- form of good provides intellectual light enables us to know forms
- sun provides light that is necessary for us to see things in sensible realm
- Analogy of Cave
- The Good Life
- practical function- as long as humans remained fixed on sensible world, no hope they'd ever attain true happiness
- ture virture impossible as long a one was fixated on transient goods of sensible realm. World of forms = his way of ensuring virtue & goodness remained grounded in a Good beyond space & time
- practical function- as long as humans remained fixed on sensible world, no hope they'd ever attain true happiness
- Metaphysics
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