Plato's Forms

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  • Created by: lozwood
  • Created on: 04-05-13 09:54

Plato's Forms

Advantages

  • It explains the reason that we all recognise the same elements of something
  • It helps us to understand why there are imperfections in the world around us
  • It encourages us to question things and not just accept something on face value

Disadvantages

  • We can't prove that the world of the 'Forms' exist
  • If you can have a Form of a Form, then can there be the Form of a Form of a Form etc. Infinite regression.
  • It seems unlikely that everything in existence has an ideal form. Can there be an ideal Form of a slug or cancer?

Evaluation

Overall, although Plato makes a valid point in his argument, we cannot be entirely certain that his world of the Forms truly does exist, therefore, as someone who makes a decision based on evidence, I am inclined to disagree with the theory, as I think that it is too flawed to be correct. 

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