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metaphysicsmetaphysics
what is most real about a thing is its form
things are principally (imperfect) representations of (perfect) forms [eidoi]
apprehended only through thought (cf. cymatics)
being & becoming (cf. brahman & atman)
god = the form of “the good”
epistemologyepistemology
wisdom, virtue, etc. cannot be taught
one has to come out of the cave
true knowledge is innate, since the soul is part of the world of Being itself
the elenchus
social-political philosophy
social-political philosophy
rule of the philosophers
one’s role in society should be determined by their moral and intellectual virtues
rulers are allowed no private possessions
sexual and familial regulation
women or men may hold political office
ethicsethics
the value of one’s life depends on the value of the objects to which one is attached
connection with the forms
harmony of the soul
aestheticsaestheticsto be in love is to seek the eternal possession of the good, or the form of Beauty
Beauty provides the greatest happiness
apprehension of Beauty comes through particular bodily attraction, general bodily attraction, beauty of the soul, beauty of customs, laws, and knowledge, eventually culminating in the changeless beauty of Beauty itself.
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