the Platonic Quest is partly a failure of nerve, a reluctance to cope with the complexity and uncertainty of the world as it is.
2006-12-16 10:57:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Platonism oversimplifies.
2006-12-16 12:16:09 · answer #1 · answered by -.- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Platonic Quest is partly a failure of nerve which is a reluctance to cope with the complexity and uncertainty of the world.
2006-12-16 18:59:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world is a complex and uncertain place, one in which certain questions remain forever unknowable. Uncertainty makes people uncomfortable so they invent ways to reduce this uncertainty, such as religion and systems of philosophy. The Platonic quest is simply another example of this unceasing quest to construct a knowable universe.
2006-12-16 19:10:19 · answer #3 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is this A quote from readers digest that puzzels you so?
2006-12-16 19:00:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋