PPT-Plato’s Theory of Forms

1 Platonic Forms The ideal or perfect type of all things Mind independent existence Nonspatial Nontemporal 2 3 The Divided Line 4 5 The Myth of the Cave 6 7 8 9 The Rule of the Wise. Plato. 428-348 BCE. Athens, Greece. Student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle.. Founded the “Academy.”. No fees, but exclusive.. No . set curriculum, but a method of inquiry.. Pose a problem and inquire through dialectic.. According to Plato, common sense is wrong. We do not sense the world as it really is.. The senses present the world in a confused way.. The mind ‘sees deeper’. It sees the true natures of things.. Cornerstones of Western Thought. Epistemology . T. he . theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from . -Describe . these objects-. What are some things that you notice?. Have you ever seen anything like these? Where?. What do they remind you of?. How would you describe these objects?. How can we describe these using geometric terms?. D. Montoya. Vocabulary . abash. abate. abject. abyss. acute. In Class . Freewrite. What is wisdom?. Plato Socrates Aristotle. Socrates. Socrates was born in the mid 400's B.C . T. aught philosophy and taught Plato. The Allegory of the Cave. About the author….. Plato was:. A Greek philosopher and mathematician.. Student (or follower) of Socrates. Lived from 424/423 B.C – 348/347 B.C. Born into a wealthy family.. 384 BC – 322 BC. Aristotle. . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbgHbzrL3d0. Background- Who Was Aristotle? . Greek Philosopher . Studied under Plato at . The Academy. (thus, was ultimately influenced by Socrates as well). All men are mortal. What does this tell us about Socrates? Why?. Aristotle. 384 - 322 BCE. Born in Stagira, in Thrace, near Macedonia.. The “Stagirite.”. Son of Nichomacus, prominent physician.. Aristotle was likely trained in medicine.. *. Presocratic. Philosophers. *From Socrates to Plato. *Aristotle and the Fall of Athens. Ancient Greece . Network of City-States . Athens (named for Athena): . Birthplace of . Philo-. sophia. Warlike “Homeric” culture: . DR. IDA BAIZURA BAHAR. GREEK CRITICISM:. Plato. Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece. . He . was also a mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. . 2. Herodotus c.495-425. 3. Aeschylus 525-456. 4. Plato 427-347. 5. Plato is not being impolite. 6. protagonist. The leader or principal person in a movement, cause or narrative. 7. transcendent. going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding. . Philosophy in Ancient Greece * Presocratic Philosophers *From Socrates to Plato *Aristotle and the Fall of Athens Ancient Greece Network of City-States Athens (named for Athena): Birthplace of Philo- Mr. Chan . Saeteurn. Introduction. “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people find a way around the . laws”. Plato. According . to . Plato's . view do you consider yourself a good person or a bad person. 454d or Timaeus 29c), and although he occasionally uses