EVALUATION PLATO

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  • Created on: 12-12-15 21:01

STRENGTH - REALISM

MIGHT BE CORRECT - SEARCH FOR "IDEAS

SEEM HAVE VAUGE IDEA THERE ARE ULTIMATE REALITIES 

"FORMS OF THINGS"

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STRENGTH - INTUITION

IMMORTAL SOULD KNOWS THESE FORMS EXISTED BEFORE COMING CAVE 

SOUL HAS KNOWLEDGE WHAT STRAIGHT IS

NEVER SEEN IT

SOME RESEMBLANCE TO FORMS / IDEALS

INVENTING STUFF ALWAYS IDEA FIRST

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STRENGTH - ABSOLUTE

REALM OF FORMS DOES WELL REGARD CONCEPTS JUSTICE, TRUTH & BEAUTY

UTLIMATE FORMS OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES RELATIVISM 

FIND OUT WHAT ULTIMATE GOODNESS IS

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WEAKNESS - AMBIGUOUS

ARGUMENT BASED ON ANOLOGY 

WORK ANOLOGY NOT WORK REALITY 

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WEAKNESS - ANTI-REALIST

UNDERMINES THIS WORLD

DEVALUES EXPEREINCES HERE AND NOW

IS EXPEREINCE OF DAILY LIFE WORHLESS?

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WEAKNESS - THIRD MAD ARGUMENT

BED FORM TYPE OF THING BECAUSE HAVE A FORM

FORM OF THE BED

FORM OF BED PLUS BED FORMS A NEW TYPE OF THING

NEED A NEW FORM

SO ON AND SO ON

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