Plato's 'Republic' and the True Essence of Things

Abstract: This 5 page report discusses Plato's 'Republic' and what Socrates explains is the real essence of things or the real essence of the world is the realm of ideals. The realm of ideals is the real world, unchanging and eternal, which can be known by thought. Things, in and of themselves, exist only in terms of having been perceived. The physical world or the 'world of things,' the 'cosmos,' is the world of becoming. It is grasped by opinion and sense-perception. No secondary sources.

Filename: BWessenc.rtf

Pages: 5

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Catagory: Philosophy Of Religion, God'S Existence & Freewill

Subcatagory: Philosophy

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