diff --git a/theory-of-forms.md b/theory-of-forms.md index 3390ceca2..042212d50 100644 --- a/theory-of-forms.md +++ b/theory-of-forms.md @@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ - [[go]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_forms - [[quote]] The theory of Forms or [[theory of Ideas]] is a [[philosophical theory]], [[concept]], or [[world-view]], attributed to [[Plato]], that the physical world is not as real or true as timeless, absolute, unchangeable [[ideas]]. + - [[quote]] [[Plato]] speaks of these entities only through the characters (primarily [[Socrates]]) of his [[dialogues]] who sometimes suggests that these Forms are the only [[objects of study]] that can provide [[knowledge]]. The theory itself is [[contested]] from within [[Plato's dialogues]], and it is a general point of [[controversy in philosophy]]. Nonetheless the theory is considered to be a classical solution to the [[problem of universals]]. [//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" [go]: go "Go" [quote]: quote "Quote" [Plato]: plato "Plato" +[Socrates]: socrates "Socrates" +[knowledge]: knowledge "Knowledge" [//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" \ No newline at end of file