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Lesson 10 Mini Assignment

Lesson 10 Mini Assignment

Q This week, we initiate our exploration of the 'really real' world according to Plato. Our attention is focused on the object of contemplation that lead philosophers to wisdom: the Forms. Questions that get investigated this week include: • Could it be the case that the world we perceive is not truly real? • Are there different "levels" of reality? Isn't it the case that a thing either exists or it doesn't, period? • Why did Plato believe that the non-visible, intelligible Form of Beauty is 'more real' and 'clearer' than these beautiful flowers, right here in front of me?

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Plato's Theory of Forms is a challenging philosophy and argues that non-physical forms are the most accurate representation of reality. For many modern thinkers, the idea of Form is not so different from the objects that are in the real world. Plato's Theory of Forms states that the physical realm is only a shadow of the true reality of the forms. These are the ideas and ideals that come from the Realm of Forms (Macintosh, 2012).