Comments on: Chapter 31 – Page 21

By: Speedy

Speedy — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:50:29 +0000

No, no. Any cat will tell you that C-A-T spells GOD.

By: Speedy

Speedy — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:30:56 +0000

But, are you? … Really?

By: Benedikt

Benedikt — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 23:09:07 +0000

As chickpeas mentioned: It’s an analogy. The object-shadow-relation corresponds with the reality-image-relation.

By: Borg

Borg — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 19:41:43 +0000

Here’s a question to consider: why do we say the shadows aren’t real? They’re observable. They obey the laws of physics. Why should we define “real” such that that’s not good enough?

By: Benedikt

Benedikt — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 21:50:42 +0000

Well… not exactly. Plato criticized the theory of forms himself at quite a length. Even if you discard that criticism – the notion that you just had to “think enough” doesn’t do his concept of anamnesis no justice.