Editing Plato and the Theory of Forms (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Plato is understood through '''Idealism''' and '''Shadows'''.

'''1. The "Perfect" Circle (The Forms)''':
"The Blueprint" over the "House."
* (See Article 116). You can draw a "Circle" on a "Chalkboard," but it is "Never" "Perfect."
* However, you **"Understand"** the "Concept" of a **"Perfect Circle."**
* **Plato** "Argued" that the **"Perfect Circle"** "Exists" in the **"World of Forms."**
* Everything in the "Physical World" is a **"Flawed Copy"** of an "Ideal Template."
* "Truth" is **"Non-Physical."**

'''2. The "Shadow" Play (The Cave)''':
"Perception" is "Deception."
* If you "Only See" the **"Shadow"** of a "Dog," you "Believe" the shadow **"IS"** the "Dog."
* **Plato** "Argued" that "Most People" "Live" in the "Shadow-World" of **"Senses."**
* **Philosophy** is the "Process" of **"Turning Around"** to "See" the **"Real Objects"** and the **"Sun"** (The Good).
* "Reality" is **"Hidden"** by "Appearance."

'''3. The "Order" of the State (The Republic)''':
"Logic" in "Politics."
* (See Article 543). Plato "Hated" "Democracy" because it "Killed" "Socrates."
* He "Proposed" a **"Hierarchical State"** "Ruled" by those with the **"Highest Reason"** (**Philosopher Kings**).
* (See Article 630). He "Argued" that the "State" should be "Organized" like a **"Soul"**: with **Reason** "Ruling" over **Spirit** (Emotion) and **Appetite** (Desire).
* "Justice" is **"Correct Alignment."**

'''The 'Academy' (387 BCE - 529 CE)'''': The "Longest-running" "School" in history. It "Educated" **Aristotle** (see Article 659) and "Preserved" "Greek Thought" for **900 Years.** It proved that "Institutions" are the **"Body"** of "Ideas."
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