Topic 1.1 - Plato's understanding of reality

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What did Plato believe about how we gain knowledge?

We cannot gain true unchanging knowledge from the ever changing world, so to gain true knowledge we need to experience the world differently

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Where is the only place true knowledge can be gained?

The world of the forms

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What must true reality always be, in order to be perfect?

Unchanging and eternal i.e. The world of the forms

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What state are our minds trapped in and what does this mean?

A state of ignorance meaning we experience imperfect, transient, ever changing things in the world of appearances

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What world are we currently in?

World of appearances