In what year did Plato die?
347 BC
Who was Plato's Teacher?
Socrates
What school did Plato establish?
The Academy
How would Plato answer the question, "Is beauty just in the eye of the beholder?"
No, he believe...
What are the four levels in Plato's Philosophy?
Forms, Understanding, Physical things, Images
Of the four levels, which level did Plato think was the "most real"?
Physical
Of the four levels, which level is the arena of "motion and change"?
The Good
What is Plato's definition of "understanding"?
right opinion with a definition or explanition
What does "understanding"
understanding helped him look at both ideal and physical reality
Allegory of the Cave meaning
- The understanding is the philosopher showing them
out of the cave
- Prisoners represent everyday people
- The light out of the cave represented the ideal level
- The shadows represented art, physical level
- The philosopher had to come save them
Transcend or Transcendant
something that is above everything else
What are the two types of truth?
Permanent and Temporary
Foundationalism
- assumes there is a transcendent reality
- humans are most free fulfilling their purpose
- be true to what is true, good, and beautiful
- freedom is not about breaking rules
Relativism
- there is no truth just assumptions we agree on
- because reality looks different it is different
- teaching from Protagoras
- there are no boundaries on freedom
