Plato (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Plato's life dates
Plato's life dates
428-347 BCE
Plato's teacher
Plato's teacher
Socrates
When was Socrates executed?
When was Socrates executed?
399 BCE
What did Plato establish in Athens?
What did Plato establish in Athens?
The Academy (Europe's first university)
Year Academy established
Year Academy established
388 BCE
3 qualities of true reality (Plato)
3 qualities of true reality (Plato)
Unchangeable, infinite, eternal
Plato's two worlds
Plato's two worlds
World of Ideas/Forms & World of Senses
What World of Ideas contains
What World of Ideas contains
Perfect, eternal forms (true reality)
What World of Senses is
What World of Senses is
Imperfect shadow/copy of World of Ideas
Source of true knowledge (Plato)
Source of true knowledge (Plato)
Intellect and reason (not senses)
Purpose of Allegory of the Cave
Purpose of Allegory of the Cave
Teaching tool to explain Theory of Ideas
Shadow world in Cave allegory represents
Shadow world in Cave allegory represents
World of senses (physical reality)
Soul characteristics (Plato)
Soul characteristics (Plato)
Good, pure, eternal, unchangeable, superior
Body characteristics (Plato)
Body characteristics (Plato)
Bad, corrupting, temporary, inferior
How does body affect soul (Plato)?
How does body affect soul (Plato)?
Imprisons it