2006-07-10 16:20:48 · 4 answers · asked by Olivia 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Plato's theory of Forms was not intellectual, it was empirical. And the highest form, that of the Good, was said to integrate and raise a persons capacities in all facets of living, including moral. In fact, Socrates is very clear that one cannot be good without knowing the Good; by experiencing it directly "without even a thought".
2006-07-10 19:18:09 · answer #1 · answered by neil s 7 · 9⤊ 1⤋
Put simply, it goes like this.
The Forms are perfect templates that exist in a realm that is accessible only to the philosophically educated intellect. Access to the Form of the Good gives knowledge of the good. Knowledge of the good is all that is needed for morality, because all wrong is done out of ignorance of the good (no one ever does wrong while truly knowing what is good). And this, by the way, is why the state should be run by philosophers who have accessed the Forms.
2006-07-10 17:03:21 · answer #2 · answered by brucebirdfield 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's been applied to religions for centuries. I guess that suffices.
2006-07-10 16:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by diasporas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,only if you truly believe in yourself...tom science
2006-07-10 16:24:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋