Prior knowledge gained from the previous experiences, separate from the sense experience. A woman is beautiful because we see in her characteristics of the Form of Beauty, which we have prior knowledge of, and attribute them to her.
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Absolute.
A truth with no exceptions, and doesn't vary.
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Illusion.
How Plato refers to the physical world to express the idea that it is not real.
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Allegory/Analogy.
A writing, or story with a deeper meaning shown through symbolism.
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Illuminate.
Refers to the Form of the Good's power to show clearly an understanding of all other Forms.
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Subjective.
When 'something' can be interpreted, and understood differently by a variety of people
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Sensory Perception.
An empirical View of the World.
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Spiritual Perception.
To reject the senses and obtain true divine enlightenment.
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Eikasia.
An Eikasia state of mind, is what Plato considers the lowest level of understanding. The Prisoners in the cave have this state of mind.
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Aporia.
Greek term for the state of helplessness, (the inability to proceed).
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Epistemology.
The branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge, belief and thought.
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The Intelligible World (Realm).
Plato believed there is an aspect of reality beyond our sensory perception; an aspect of reality that is more real than the one we currently perceive, this Plato calls the intelligible world or realm of the Forms.
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The visible world/ World of appearance.
This is the physical world perceived through the senses, in which we all inhabit.
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Knowledge.
Plato believes knowledge can only be eternal, unchanging truths. Knowledge can only be absolute truths, like the Forms, anything to do with opinion cannot be knowledge.
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"Lover of sights and sounds"
These are people Socrates refers to as people who claim to know what 'something' is, but are in fact ignorant. For example intellectuals who claim to have expertise of everything beautiful, but reject the Form of beauty in which it originates.
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Metaphysics.
"beyond physics" this is a branch of philosophy that targets issues about the nature of the world, beyond that can be physically proven.
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Opinion.
Opinion is the highest Form of certainty we can hope for, for the visible world.
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Reason.
Lusts after truth, and is the source of all our philosophical desires.
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Sensible Particulars.
Objects we experience around us, e.g. Trees, flowers, chairs etc... any physical objects.
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3. Thought.
The second highest grade of cognitive activity. The objects of thought are the Forms of the intelligible realm.
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4. Understanding.
Understanding involves the use of abstract reason, and does not rely on images of art or unproven assumptions. Understanding can only be achieved once the Form of Good is grasped.
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1. Imagination.
This is the lowest grade of cognitive activity. Someone in a state of imagination takes images and shadows to be the most real things. This means someone who derives his ideas bout himself, and the world based on forms of art, such as television.
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2. Belief.
This is the second lowest grade of cognitive activity. The object of belief is the visible realm rather than the intelligible realm. A man in the state of belief has no awareness or access to the Forms.
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Form.
The intelligible realm is comprised of unchanging, eternal, absolute entities, which are called Forms. These are the causes of all physical objects we see around us. Only Forms can be objects of true knowledge.
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Form of the Good.
The Form of the Good is the most signifiant Form, and is the source of all intelligibility and our capacity to know. It is also responsible for bringing all other Forms into existence.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Prior knowledge gained from the previous experiences, separate from the sense experience. A woman is beautiful because we see in her characteristics of the Form of Beauty, which we have prior knowledge of, and attribute them to her.
Back
Priori Knowlegde.
Card 3
Front
A truth with no exceptions, and doesn't vary.
Back
Card 4
Front
How Plato refers to the physical world to express the idea that it is not real.
Back
Card 5
Front
A writing, or story with a deeper meaning shown through symbolism.
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