Platonism
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ancient Greek philosophy tradition
epistemological theory
metaphysical theory
philosophical doctrine
Platonism is a philosophical doctrine rooted in Plato’s ideas, emphasizing the existence of abstract, non-material Forms or universals as the most real and fundamental aspects of reality.
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophy tradition
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epistemological theory → metaphysical theory → philosophical doctrine → |
| associatedConcept |
Form of the Good
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Theory of Forms → participation (methexis) → recollection (anamnesis) → two-worlds distinction → |
| associatedWork |
Plato's Phaedo
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Plato's Republic → Plato's Symposium → Plato's Timaeus → |
| claims |
Forms are more real than sensible particulars
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non-material Forms are fundamental reality → sensible world is less real than intelligible world → |
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conceptualism
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nominalism → |
| coreThesis |
abstract entities exist independently of space and time
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| emphasizes |
existence of abstract Forms
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existence of universals → |
| hasMainProponent |
Plato
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| hasOriginPlace |
Ancient Greece
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| hasVariant |
Middle Platonism
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Neoplatonism → ethical Platonism → mathematical Platonism → |
| hasViewOn |
epistemology
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ethics → ontology → philosophy of mathematics → |
| holdsThat |
Forms are eternal and unchanging
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Forms exist independently of human minds → knowledge is of unchanging Forms → sensible objects participate in Forms → |
| influenced |
Augustine of Hippo
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Christian philosophy → Islamic philosophy → Neoplatonism → Plotinus → Thomas Aquinas → medieval scholasticism → modern analytic metaphysics → rationalism → |
| influencedBy |
Pythagoreanism
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Socratic philosophy → |
| namedAfter |
Plato
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| supports |
realism about universals
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| timePeriodOfOrigin |
4th century BCE
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