... being ruled will, argued Plato, accept this and be happy, as they will know the philosophers know the "form of the good". One of Plato's main critics regarding the "theory of forms" is Aristotle. Rather than basing knowledge on the understanding of perfect "forms" as Plato does, Aristotle places a much higher influence on knowledge as gained through observation, the use of empirical evidence and practical experience. This may be true for concepts such as beauty, as ... 's view of the human soul consisting of three parts; the rational, the courageous and the desiring, apply directly to th...

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... may not exist. Or light a candle in front of a piece of plaster and rely on their faith. Faith is a good thing when it is all you have to go on, but we have a brain capable of thought and we should use it. Faith and all the religions that preach it are just forms of control inhibiting our free thought. The idea of free thought will come later, but while we ... happening when we understand? What do we mean with comprehension and knowing and having ideas? That also was the question Plato asked himself about 400 years before Christ. Plato lived in Athena, Greece, in about the same time Ari...

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