PHILOS 1 Lecture 7: PHILOS1Lec7
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Metaphysics: the study of the nature of being: particulars are in the realm of coming (what may or not be the case, forms are in the realm of being (what is the case) Epistemology: the study of the nature of knowledge: pointing at particulars does not help one grasp the nature of things, o(cid:374)e (cid:373)ust as(cid:272)e(cid:374)d fro(cid:373) usi(cid:374)g the se(cid:374)ses (cid:271)y (cid:862)tur(cid:374)i(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e" u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g(cid:863) towards forms. (cid:862)tur(cid:374)i(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e"s soul(cid:863) to(cid:449)ards k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge i(cid:374) allegory of the (cid:272)a(cid:448)e. Edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374) is (cid:374)ot (cid:862)i(cid:374)serted(cid:863) i(cid:374)to the soul, rather o(cid:374)e tur(cid:374)s o(cid:374)e"s soul towards knowledge: using senses -> access to particulars, using understanding -> access to forms. Gives one access to images of things. Imagining an apple gives one an image of an apple: perception/belief. Sight (most often used in philosophy), taste, touch, sound, feel: reason/thought. Using triangles to understand triangularity: understanding. Ultimately the form of the good which is the cause of all existence and ultimate object of knowledge.
