What does Plato say about epistemology?

In philosophy, Plato’s epistemology is a theory of knowledge developed by the Greek philosopher Plato and his followers. Platonic epistemology holds that knowledge of Platonic Ideas is innate, so that learning is the development of ideas buried deep in the soul, often under the midwife-like guidance of an interrogator.

What are Plato’s Forms and how do they relate to his epistemology?

The theory of Forms or theory of Ideas is a philosophical theory, concept, or world-view, attributed to Plato, that the physical world is not as real or true as timeless, absolute, unchangeable ideas.

Is Plato’s theory of knowledge convincing?

Plato does not provide any convincing argument in favour of the belief that there is a realm of ideas, more real than the world of appearances. Plato’s view that knowledge gained through sense experience is not valuable is hard to accept, even if we agree that knowledge is temporary.

Do Plato’s Forms really exist?

The Platonic Forms, according to Plato, are just ideas of things that actually exist. They represent what each individual thing is supposed to be like in order for it to be that specific thing. It is a depiction of the idea of humanness. But no actual human is the perfect representation of the Form human.

How does Plato understand reality?

Plato believed that true reality is not found through the senses. Phenomenon is that perception of an object which we recognize through our senses. We can sense objects which exhibit these universals. Plato referred to universals as forms and believed that the forms were true reality.

What is Plato’s distinction between Opinion and knowledge?

Knowledge and Opinion in Plato’s Meno. Knowledge is a mental faculty/power that allows us to apprehend “being” (i.e., reality). Ignorance is the opposite of knowledge. Opinion is subject to error, but knowledge is not.