Illustrating The Ideas Of Plato And Aristotle

Socrates famous student Plato, born c. 428-347 B.C.E., along with Platos student, Aristotle, born 384-322 B.C.E), were known for their similar interest in particular subjects but their differing beliefs, theories, and ideas. Plato What is real is not what is encountered through sensory but it is what is understood intellectually. The theory of Forms was also known as Platos metaphysics in which Forms served as his interpretation of reality. Plato We can not see nor feel Forms for they are things that can only be experienced. Plato Says to Aristotle Let us use art for an example. Art is nothing more than an imitation of a world that has already lost its authenticity. There is only truth in intellectual gains than concrete objects. The essence of a thing is more real than the actually object itself Aristotle Id beg to differ mentor. I feel that knowledge of truths and what is good can solely be gained through what can be observed. The truth lies in existence over essence. How can we say reality is falsified the moment it is experienced through the senses (The Power of Ideas) Plato Because the physical world is merely a mockery of the universal world.