Forms
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Platonic metaphysical concept
abstract object
intelligible reality
object of contemplation
object of dialectic
object of knowledge
universal
Forms are the eternal, unchanging, and perfect intelligible realities that, in Plato’s philosophy, ground the being and knowledge of all particular things.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic metaphysical concept
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abstract object ⓘ intelligible reality ⓘ object of contemplation ⓘ object of dialectic ⓘ object of knowledge ⓘ universal ⓘ |
| arePartOf |
Plato's epistemology
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Plato's metaphysics NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato's ontology NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato's philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato's theory of Forms ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
causes of particulars
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eternal ⓘ independent of space ⓘ independent of time ⓘ intelligible ⓘ more real than sensible things ⓘ non-sensible ⓘ objects of true knowledge ⓘ paradigms of sensible things ⓘ perfect ⓘ separate from particulars ⓘ unchangeable essences ⓘ unchanging ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
sensible particulars
ⓘ
world of becoming ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
Parmenides
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Phaedo NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaedrus NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic ⓘ Symposium NERFINISHED ⓘ Timaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existIn |
intelligible realm
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realm of being ⓘ |
| groundOf |
being of particulars
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essences of things ⓘ knowledge of particulars ⓘ objective truth ⓘ objective value ⓘ |
| hasSubtype |
aesthetic Forms
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mathematical Forms ⓘ moral Forms ⓘ natural kind Forms ⓘ relational Forms ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Form of the Good
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Ideas (Platonic) NERFINISHED ⓘ dialectic ⓘ participation ⓘ recollection ⓘ |
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