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Plato Mind map (OCR Religious studies)
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allegory of the cave Key wordsepistome=true knowledge of
the world of the forms
Rationalist vs Empiricist
epistemology=study of using senses to gain
-using reason to gain
knowledge information
knowledge
Neoton=WOF -Apriori -Aposteriori
knowledge=knowledge knowledge=knowledge
-the cave analogy is what Plato uses to explain the world of Horaton=WOS (our
appearances and world of the forms before the sneses gained after using the
world)
senses
pros: cons: Eikasia=ignorance
-senses arent reliable
-Aristotle=Rationalist
-Helps us understand that there are -Impossible to prove Plato's -Plato=rationalist
imperfections in the world to the world of
theory
-Encourages us not to accept things
-Not everyone will see the Form of the forms
at face value
Good the same way, it is subjective,
WOF + The Forms
-Analogy of the cave is used to
not universal like Plato suggests
illustrate Plato's theory of Forms,
Brian Davies says the explanation of
-in the analogy the prisoner escapes
WOF= a world where nothing
Plato
the Form's must tell us there is more his world of fakery to gain knowledge
of the world of the forms however we
to reality than we think, because why changes and the perfect form
would we be able to universally cannot do that
recognize the essence of these Forms. of all things exists
Plato used the logic of
HIERARCHY OF FORMS Form=perfect opposites to come up with the
Plato explains his theory of forms with the expression of WOF,by saying becasue this
hierarchy of forms with the form of the Good at something that world changes there must be
the top and the perfect form of concepts never changes an opposite world where
Form underneath. nothing changes e.g. WOF
of the pros:-the form of the good somewhat aligns with Beauty Form of beauty
western ideas of God (perfect), everyone has
good -it could be argued that Plato's theory of forms is this concept
concepts+ideas not trying to explain an alternate reality but rater
help us understand/excel in our own. Meaning the reflections of the true
Beauty Truth what we see in
hierarchy helps us archive in our reality but striving form of beauty in our our world are
for the Good e.g. Greek stone mason world imperfect
justice cons: -lacks empirical validity copies of the
-Aristotle said that things should be confinable to a true form in the
FORMS OF PHYSICAL LIVING single subject, the form of the Good is not as there WOF
can be a many types of good things e.g. good war
OBJECTS strategy involves how to most efficiently kill people
but A Good medical system would be efficient at
saving people
-justice and beauty are subjective
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