the Good (Form of the Good)

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Platonic Form metaphysical principle object of knowledge philosophical concept ultimate principle

The Good, or Form of the Good, is Plato’s highest and most fundamental metaphysical principle, illuminating and grounding all truth, knowledge, and moral value in his philosophy.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Form of the Good 6
Idea of the Good 1
Plato's Form of the Good 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Platonic Form ⓘ
metaphysical principle ⓘ
object of knowledge ⓘ
philosophical concept ⓘ
ultimate principle ⓘ
associatedWithDialogue Republic ⓘ
axiologicalPriority supreme standard of value ⓘ
centralInWorkOf Plato ⓘ
comparedTo the sun in the visible realm ⓘ
describedBy Plato ⓘ
discussedIn Republic ⓘ
Republic Book VI ⓘ
Republic Book VII ⓘ
epistemicPriority highest object in the hierarchy of knowledge ⓘ
epistemicStatus object of dialectical understanding ⓘ
object of the highest knowledge ⓘ
explainedUsing Republic, Book VII (Allegory of the Cave) ⓘ
surface form: Allegory of the Cave

Divided Line analogy ⓘ
Sun analogy ⓘ
functionInAnalogy gives truth to the objects of knowledge ⓘ
illuminates intelligible objects ⓘ
makes knowledge possible ⓘ
hasAlternativeName the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
surface form: Idea of the Good

the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
surface form: the Good
hasRole cause of being for other Forms ⓘ
ground of knowledge ⓘ
ground of moral value ⓘ
highest Form ⓘ
source of intelligibility ⓘ
ultimate explanatory principle ⓘ
influenced Renaissance Platonism ⓘ
surface form: Christian Platonism

Neoplatonism ⓘ
Western moral philosophy ⓘ
later Platonism ⓘ
metaphysicalStatus supreme reality in the intelligible realm ⓘ
moralStatus source of moral value ⓘ
standard of goodness ⓘ
ontologicalPriority most fundamental principle in Plato’s metaphysics ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Platonism ⓘ
politicalRole basis for philosopher-kings’ authority ⓘ
standard for just legislation ⓘ
relationToOtherForms beyond being in dignity and power ⓘ
cause of the being of other Forms ⓘ
relationToSoul goal of philosophical education ⓘ
ultimate object of the philosopher’s ascent ⓘ
relationToVirtue condition for genuine virtue ⓘ
object of knowledge required for ruling well ⓘ
subjectOf interpretive debates in ancient philosophy ⓘ
scholarly controversy about its exact nature ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Platonism → associatedConcept → the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Form of the Good
Middle dialogues of Plato → developsConcept → the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Form of the Good
the Good (Form of the Good) → hasAlternativeName → the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
subject surface form: Form of the Good
this entity surface form: the Good
the Good (Form of the Good) → hasAlternativeName → the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
subject surface form: Form of the Good
this entity surface form: Idea of the Good
Plato → hasPhilosophicalConcept → the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Platonic Form
Plato → hasPhilosophicalConcept → the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
the One → influencedBy → the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Plato's Form of the Good
Republic → introducesConcept → the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Form of the Good
the Form of Beauty → isInferiorTo → the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
subject surface form: Form of Beauty
this entity surface form: Form of the Good
the Form of Beauty → isRelatedTo → the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
subject surface form: Form of Beauty
this entity surface form: Form of the Good
Republic, Book VII (Allegory of the Cave) → relatedConcept → the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Form of the Good