Plato's theory of forms

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:theory_of_Ideas
gptkbp:category gptkb:Epistemology
gptkb:Ancient_Greek_philosophy
Ontology
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Parmenides
gptkb:Phaedo
gptkb:Symposium
gptkb:The_Republic
gptkb:Timaeus
gptkbp:contrastsWith empirical reality
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Aristotle
modern philosophers
gptkbp:describes non-material abstract forms
gptkbp:hasConcept Forms
Ideas
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Neoplatonism
gptkb:Christian_philosophy
Western philosophy
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Aristotle
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Plato
gptkbp:relatedConcept metaphysics
particulars
universals
duality
gptkbp:requires Knowledge is recollection of Forms
Physical objects are imperfect copies of Forms
Forms are more real than physical objects
Forms are eternal and unchanging
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:mathematical_Platonism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plato's theory of forms