A5 P1 Philosophy Lesson 2

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

Plato's forms

Lesson 2 Philosophy

A5 

2023-2024

What were the key events in the analogy of the cave?

What did the story say about the use of senses for obtaining truth?

If you can't always trust your senses, what should you use/trust instead?

Homework

Any questions?

Objectives

You will...

• learn about Plato's theory of the Forms and the questions it tries to answer.
• find out why Plato argued for the existence of a soul.

The theory of Forms

• Everything is in a constant state of change.
  
• How can the world contain true knowledge, if what we are investigating is changing from moment to moment?
  
• Mathematical truths do not change 2+2 will always equal four, triangles will always have three sides.
  
• Plato believed that you could obtain this level of truth about all objects.
  
• He postulated that there must be other realities of which we can have true and certain knowledge.
• This is the world of the Forms that is unchanging and eternal.

What would Plato's view on the soul be considering his theory?

Who am I?

On a sticky note

• make a list of everything about yourself that makes you unique.
• Hand them in 
• Teacher puts them up
• Who do you think is who?

What is Plato's view of the 'soul'?

Let's read page 20 together

Homework

To do:

• Study §1.2 + §2.1 (p. 4, 5, 20, 21)
• Activity 2  page 6 + 100 words on the soul
• Activity 4 page 6
• Activity 2 page 21 

Which question do I still have?