Platonic realism is the philosophical position that universals or abstract objects exist objectively and outside of human minds. It is named after the Greek philosopher Plato who applied realism to such universals, which he considered ideal forms. This stance is ambiguously also called Platonic idealism but should not be confused with idealism as presented by philosophers such as George Berkeley: as Platonic abstractions are not spatial, temporal, or mental, they are not compatible with the later idealism's emphasis on mental existence. Plato's Forms include numbers and geometrical figures, making them a theory of mathematical realism; they also include the Form of the Good, making them in addition a theory of ethical realism. Plato expounded his own articulation of realism regarding the existence of universals in his dialogue The Republic and elsewhere, notably in the Phaedo, the Phaedrus, the Meno and the Parmenides. (Wikipedia).
Plato: Biography of a Great Thinker
The Greek philosopher Plato was a student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristotle. He wrote on a wide variety of topics including Politics, Aesthetics, Cosmology, and Epistemology. To this day, we refer to “Platonic Love” and “Platonic Ideals.” Plato’s search for knowledge and truth formed t
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Plato's Theory of Ideas or Forms
A few clips which provide a pretty good explanation of Plato's Theory of Forms or Ideas. I believe all the clips come from the Multimedia Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences, but I'm not 100% sure, it has been such a long time since I originally put it together on the previous chann
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PLATO ON: The Allegory of the Cave
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Plato's Theory of Recollection & Forms
A short clip of Myles Burnyeat discussing both Plato's theory of recollection and theory of forms, as well as an important connection between the theories. This is from a 1987 program with Bryan Magee on the Great Philosophers. You can find the full interview and the others in the series h
From playlist Socrates & Plato
Plato’s theory of the forms is at the centre of his philosophy and teaches us the virtues of thinking about the ideal version of things. If you like our films take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): http://theschooloflife.com/shop/all/ Brought to you by http://theschooloflife.com P
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Simon Blackburn - Realism vs. Anti-realism
What are anti-realists and why do they deny objective reality? What we know of the world must come through our senses and be processed by our brains. Both can be unreliable; illusions can fool our senses and illness or injury can disrupt our brains. Therefore, can we ever be sure that anyt
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http://www.teachastronomy.com/ Plato was a disciple of Socrates. He founded the world's first university in an olive grove outside Athens in 387 BC. Plato was a hugely influential philosopher. He was a rationalist. He believed that we could conceive of the natural world and the way the
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Are Prime Numbers Made Up? | Infinite Series | PBS Digital Studios
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William Lane Craig Retrospective V: God and Abstract Objects | Closer To Truth Chats
Analytic philosopher and Christian apologist William Lane Craig talks about God’s absolute sovereignty, self-sufficiency, and how Abstract Objects – forms, numbers, logic – threaten an autonomous God. Craig has authored or edited over thirty books, including God Over All: Divine Aseity and
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A Defense of Classical Theology (Part 0): Introduction
In this video series, I will make the case for classical theism and for the classical theological tradition more generally. This will, in part, involve a critique of atheism, modern metaphysics, including naturalism, an examination of what a profound atheism would look like, a defense of A
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Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered? | Episode 409 | Closer To Truth
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A clip about Socrates doing what he does... #Philosophy #Socrates
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Is Knowing the most Distinctively Human Capacity? Richard Rorty (1996)
Richard Rorty gives the first talk in a series of lectures at the University of Girona called "Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism". You may also be interested in the following discussion between Rorty, Putnam, & Conant on Truth and Pragmatism: https://youtu.be/MxL0fQcrjzQ #Philosophy #
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Plato's Philosophy - From Socrates to Sartre (1978)
Thelma Z. Lavine delivers a few lectures on Plato as part of a televised lecture series called 'From Socrates to Sartre, A Historical Introduction to Philosophy'. Note, the music has been edited out. 00:00 Shadow & Substance The Republic; the Socratic Method: the Allegory of the Cave - Pl
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2. Don Quixote, Part I: Front Matter and Chapters I-X
Cervantes' Don Quixote (SPAN 300) Overview: Why does the Quixote have such common currency today? González Echevarría believes that the Quixote is about the effect that literature has on its readers and about the creation of literature. Its story does not belong to any previous traditio
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Lots of things exist. But what is so absolutely fundamental in that it cannot be further reduced into anything more fundamental, but other things that exist can be reduced to it? The challenge is to discern the minimum number of basic categories that can explain the entirety of existence.
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Symbolism, Depth, & Romanticism (Isaiah Berlin 1965)
Isaiah Berlin at his very best. This comes from his brilliant series on Romanticism, which you should definitely check out: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE_9uxkmfSIt2JJK6oKbXmd- Isaiah Berlin Overdose: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE-z227nn_-_PKw5lGfo
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Mathematics has an uncanny ability to describe the physical world. It elegantly explains and predicts features of space, time, matter, energy, and gravity. But is this magnificent scientific articulation an invention of the human mind or is mathematics indelibly imprinted upon the substrat
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