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Plato believed that reality is divided into two areas: one is an area of perfect forms, and the other is the imperfect material world, where we live in. The idea goes that the material world is an imperfect reflection of the world of perfect forms. I politely disagree. The logic he uses to come to such conclusions is, by his own definition, a mere shadow of the true truth, the true logic. Therefore the entirety of his philosophy of truth and logic can only be restricted to the material world with which he lives in, and not to the outside world, who’s version of truth and logic might be different or, in platos view, “perfect”. Imperfect realities beget imperfect illusions. Our perception of what a tree is in comparison to a rock is merely our imperfect understanding of what differentiates things, therefore how can Plato know if the perfect form of a rock is not also the perfect form of a tree? The answer is that he can’t know, being born in the material world.

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1. Plato believed that reality is divided into two areas: one is an area of perfect forms, and the forth is the imperfect material world, where we live in. The idea goes that the material world is an imperfect reflection of the world of perfect forms. I politely disagree. The logic he uses to come to such conclusions is, by his own definition, a mere shadow of the true truth, the true logic. Therefore the entirety of his philosophy of truth and logic can only be restricted to the material world with which he lives in, and not to the outside world, who’s version of truth and logic might be different or, his platos view, “perfect”. Imperfect realities beget imperfect illusions. Our perception of what a tree is in comparison to a rock is merely our imperfect understanding of what differentiates things, therefore how can Plato know if the perfect form of a rock is not also the perfect form of a tree? The answer is that he can’t know, being born in the material world.