Plato & Aristotle
, Plato
• For the exam you need
to know:
• The analogy of the cave
• The concept of the
Forms – especially the
Form of the Good.
• The concept of body /
soul distinction.
,
, Plato’s Cave (a)
• Prisoners have been
held in a cave since
they were children.
• Behind them, higher
up, a fire is burning.
• People carry all sorts of things
• Between the fire & the
along behind the curtain wall.
prisoners, above them,
runs a road, in front of • The prisoners assume that the
which is a screen. shadows cast are real things.
, Plato
• For the exam you need
to know:
• The analogy of the cave
• The concept of the
Forms – especially the
Form of the Good.
• The concept of body /
soul distinction.
,
, Plato’s Cave (a)
• Prisoners have been
held in a cave since
they were children.
• Behind them, higher
up, a fire is burning.
• People carry all sorts of things
• Between the fire & the
along behind the curtain wall.
prisoners, above them,
runs a road, in front of • The prisoners assume that the
which is a screen. shadows cast are real things.