Plato's receptacle

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:the_Receptacle
the Nurse
the Space
gptkbp:characteristic eternal
invisible
amorphous
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Timaeus
gptkbp:function space in which physical reality appears
substrate for the Forms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plato's receptacle
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Neoplatonism
Aristotelian philosophy
later metaphysics
gptkbp:interpretedBy matter
space
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Plato
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Demiurge
Form
chora
gptkbp:roleInPhilosophy mediates between Forms and sensible objects
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prima_Materia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6