According to Plato, a. we all begin life possessing all the knowledge that there is to know, but by the time we die, all of us are completely ignorant, and all the knowledge that we had is completely gone. b. the distinction between opinion and knowledge has nothing at all to do with the distinction between the 'two worlds'. c. opinion stands between ignorance and knowledge. d. opinion is our only option for knowledge. e. knowledge plus ignorance equals logos.
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However, one interpretation of Plato's philosophy suggests that he believed in the existence of two worlds: the world of Forms or Ideas, and the physical world that we perceive with our senses. In Plato's view, the physical world is a mere reflection or imitation Show more…
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