Plato 0.0 / 5 ? PhilosophyPlatoASOCR Created by: ellenwest99Created on: 18-05-16 16:46 What is the metaphysical world? An external world which is more real than the world we experience 1 of 13 How are the Forms set out? In a hierarchy 2 of 13 What is at the top of the hierarchy? The Form of the Good 3 of 13 How do we know the perfect Forms? Through anamnesis- The soul lives in the metaphysical world before we are born so we know what things should be like 4 of 13 What is the empirical world? The physical world that we live in 5 of 13 What is the only thing that the prisoners can see in the Analogy of the Cave? Images of images 6 of 13 What do the prisoners represent in the Analogy of the Cave? Atheists 7 of 13 What does the prisoner that leaves the cave represent? The soul returning to the metaphysical realm 8 of 13 What is the Analogy of the Cave saying about the body and soul? The body is a prison where the soul is trapped 9 of 13 What happens when the prisoner is set free in the Analogy of the Cave? He can see the real world and draw conclusions from it that are true 10 of 13 Why did David Hume and A J Ayer reject metaphysics? They are nonsense because by definition you cannot know about things that are beyond the senses 11 of 13 What did Richard Swinburne say about a metaphysical universe? The universe cannot explain itself and a metaphysical cause is likely. We shouldn't rule out a metaphysical existence 12 of 13 What are three criticisms of the Theory of the Forms? Things cannot have a perfect form, The Forms are not specific enough, The Form of the good isn't something people can agree on 13 of 13
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