Plato´s

Metaphysics

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 • Metaphysical world where the truth
exists.
• It is made of eternal, uncreated,
The world of the intangible, invisible, imperishable,
ideas (Topus
Uranus) and immutable ideas.

For Plato
reality lies in
• Imperfect, sensitive, changing and
two worlds: ephemeral world.
World of • It is capture through the senses.
appearances

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 • We live in an imperfect
world.
• The authentic reality is in
the perfect world.
• Plato was very
disappointed of the world
he had to live in.

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• Our souls used to live in the ideal world.
• Now they are trapped in a body, in this
world.
• When we see things in this world, we do
not “learn” instead we remember them
because we already saw them in the ideal
world.

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 B) Intelligence, rational part: Auriga C) Courage, impulse, bravery,
(driver). Leads and controls the guts: White horse (irascible
other parts, even if they argue part). The action.
sometimes.

A)Winged car= Soul.

D) Desires: black horse;
lustful part. It satisfies the
physical needs.
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 Cave
Allegory

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Cave Allegory

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