Plato And Innate Knowledge

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Philosophy

 

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Cheri G

 

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September 28, 2014

 

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Plato therefore argues that “all wisdom is recollection” (Biffle 216) of that which was learned prior to mortality. This notion remains consistent with beauty, perfection, courage, equality, and other metaphysical concepts that transcend sensory experience. The very existence of these unattainable sentiments testifies of preexisting universal measures for which humanity aspires...
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After probing Simmias for comparisons, Socrates infers that the senses are limited to recollection of absolute equality, since the physical realm can only manifest “imperfect copies” (Biffle 212). Additional evidence for pre-mortal knowledge may be found in a child’s ability to distinguish “fair” and “equal” portions relative to its siblings...
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