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Plato's Gorgias

In Our Time: Philosophy

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Plato's Metaphysical Interest in Forms

Plato thought the form of justice was this sort of abstract, purely intelligible thing or object. He thinks that that these three things, ethics, knowledge, and, in the end, the metaphysical entities, he called forms, are the key to a good life. And most importantly, for plato, grasping and having proper knowledge of forms gives us the ability, the power to transform our souls so that we can become just, or become courageous, become virtuous and live a happy life.

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