Plato's Forms
form: an eternal archetype (or Idea) that forms the world & also stands beyond it e.g. if something is beautiful, it is so because it "participates" in the form of Beauty
Distrust of knowledge gained by Sense PerceptionSense Perception
Sense Perception
You can be good at sensing w/o being able to explain how.
You can be skilled in using your senses & have them still make mistakes sometimes
, since perceptions are always changing, relative, private to each individual
True structure of the world is determined by intellect, not senses
Contrast between being and becoming. Forms be, while phenomena are in the process of becoming, and then perishing.
Hierarchy of Ideas? Are some ideas more "real" than other ideas?