... Cave. The people chained to the wall of the cave believe they know what people look like based on their shadows. They do not know what people look like until they actually see them. One point that Plato and Socrates did disagree (according to Plato) was on the aspect of the human soul. In Plato's dialogue, Phaedo, which documents Socrates" final hours, Socrates discusses the fact ... that the soul is merely an extension of the body that dies with it. It was Pythagoras who suggested that the body ... a philosophy, which is why he is considered by Dante to be "The teacher of those who kn...

• Word Count: 3385
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... cannot be known by sense perception? Plato answers this question by stating that the Forms are known in thought. They are the objects of thought, therefore, whenever you are thinking, you are thinking of Forms. An important point to note about the Forms is the idea of permanence. The Forms are forever unchanging. An important standard of Plato's theory of knowledge was that all genuine objects of knowledge be described without contradiction. Therefore ... ? (All information is taken from: Sophie's World: a Novel about the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder.) Plato claimed that the ...

• Word Count: 3636
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School