The View of Art of Plato, Aristo and Horace What is art is one of the most discussed questions of philosophers. One of them, Plato thinks that art is the imitation (mimesis). He sees the physical world as a poor copy of a perfect, changeless and eternal original. For example, the beauty of a flower or a sunset is an imperfect copy of the original. They are just pointers to the perfect ‘’beauty’’.
Plato’s theory of forms is unconvincing discuss Plato was a duellist and thus believed that there are two worlds; the material world and the world of ideas/Forms. The world of ideas or Forms is the true reality and the world of appearances is just reflections of world of Forms. Plato believed that our knowledge of the Forms was a priori which means that our souls knew the Forms before it was inside us, therefore we have knowledge prior to experiencing the objects with our senses. Plato believes everyone is born with an intuitive but imperfect understanding of the Forms. He also believes the philosopher is able, through using his intellect, to achieve true knowledge of the abstract Forms without using his senses.
Stephanie Green Phi 150 Part I: Socrates Worldview The goal for this paper is to discuss and examine the views of the philosopher Socrates based on the fundamental questions that compel many to reassess many widely held beliefs. The references used in this essay are going to be excerpts from The Last Days of Socrates by Plato and Socrates by George Rudebusch. Condition The Crito written by Plato introduces the concept of the condition, which asks what, if anything has gone wrong with the world. “I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; that would mean an unlimited power for doing good, which would be a splendid thing. In actual fact they have neither.
Aristotle has a monist approach to the soul, unlike Plato he says that the soul cannot exist without the body. The soul is not a body but something that belongs in a body, comparable to the brain; it is necessary and is within all humans and it gives us reason, intellect and an innate sense of justice. This therefore can make his theory more convincing than Plato’s as the soul isn’t ‘immortal’ and dies along with the body, thereby eliminating the theory of reincarnation which is hard for anyone who isn’t Hindu to believe as it is contradictory to their religious views. Aristotle states that all reason is associated with the pure thought of the Prime Mover and the soul is what gives the body its shape and form; he argued that the soul is not a substance but the reason and shape behind the matter. Best described by using the example of a marble statue, as the marble stature is essentially a block of marble but it has a shape and form and like the body the soul, the shape and form cannot be removed from what the statue is, in the same way the body cannot be separated from the soul.
Plato’s doctrine of recollection is supposed to solve the problem of Meno’s paradox. Meno’s paradox is stating that the learning of definitions is impossible, as you already know subconsciously the answer to the question or definition you are asking. Meno argues that you have to be able to differentiate correct and incorrect definitions and because you are able to do so, it means that you have always known the answer. Meno, however, is able to utilize this way of thinking because he uses the term knowledge as vaguely as possible. Plato's doctrine of recollection states that rather than learning, what is really happening when people think about something, and in the end discover an answer to a problem, is that they are recollecting things that they already knew.
Reverse Outline: Paragraph 1: Introduction -Plato believed relying on ones senses to view the world was far more inferior than the ideal world which he believed was a more spiritual realm. Paragraph 2: -How Plato thought people lived their lives, he thought we didn’t use all of our senses. Paragraph 3: -How one would feel as he freed his mind to knew controversial ideas Paragraph 4: -What the enlightened one wanted to share his new ideas what would people think of him. Paragraph 5: Conclusion -Plato says that men need to seek knowledge beyond their senses. Post Draft Analysis: 1.
Explain the relationship between The Form of The Good and the other Forms (25 marks) Plato was a dualist and so he believed that there were two worlds: the unreal physical world and the spiritual world of The Forms. This view is portrayed throughout Plato’s theory of The Forms in which he suggests that the truth does not lie in the real world or our empirical knowledge but in fact the truth lies in our a priori knowledge. The Forms are eternal, unchanging and transcendent. The world is merely an imperfect copy of The Forms- The world of Particulars. In the platonic theory of Forms, there is a hierarchy of the Forms.
What is Wisdom, Really? In The Apology of Socrates, the way the Athenians sees “human wisdom” and the type of “wisdom” Socrates talks about, proves to be two completely different things, which becomes a problem. In fact, the type of “wisdom” that Socrates possesses is not the “wisdom”, that he has a reputation for by people of Athens. The reputation that Socrates has been given by the people is that he is a “wise man” that actually knows something. Actually, when Socrates talks about “human wisdom”, what he really means is recognizing and admitting one’s ignorance about not knowing, rather than one claiming to know.
He explains that the strong can only be powerful when they make just choices, otherwise they will be overthrown by a united majority. Plato, and Socrates, introduces the idea that knowledge exists for the benefit of others, and that justice is no different. Therefore, rulers must exist to benefit others, or else they will rule no more. The Republic goes on to show many more examples throughout text, including why justice benefits the weak as well. Socrates argues that justice, when defined properly, is not subjective nor does it benefit only one group of people.
What we don’t know is that we perceive mere images of the truth, Natural Philosophers know the real meaning of the "shadows" we believe in and they demonstrate the truth to society. To know the real meaning of life requires people to stop being ignorant, thus be more open mined and unconfomist. Ok, but why exactly are these individuals ignorant, close-minded and conformist. Second, you are addressing your response in 1st person. It is an analysis, not a narrative, please address your writing in 3rd person.