Ancient Greece Declassified

R7.5 The Forms, the Matrix, and AI w/ John Vervaeke

May 13, 2022

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The Ontology of the Forms

04:56

Pattern Recognition

03:55

Is the Matrix a Version of the Cave?

04:18

Introduction

3min

The Matrix

3min

Is the Matrix a Version of the Cave?

4min

Are You a Neoplatonist?

2min

What's the Common View to Day Thaton?

3min

Plato's Theory of Forms

4min

The Clouds Are Not Divineniss Just This

5min

Plato's Trying to Synthesize to Incompatible Thought Currents

4min

Plato's Music and the Republic

2min

10.

Is Everything Organized?

4min

11.

Pattern Recognition

4min

12.

Is It a State of Affair in Your Head?

3min

13.

The Meaning Crisis Series - You Know What's Relevant When Categorizing Things

5min

14.

The Ontology of the Forms

5min

15.

Plato's Conformity Theory

6min

16.

The Relationship Between Aros and Socratesis

3min

17.

How to Leave a Review on an Apple Podcast

3min

Philosophers today often dismiss Plato's Theory of Forms as an outdated and failed attempt by a pre-modern thinker to explain knowledge. However, cognitive scientist John Vervaeke offers a radically different take on Plato's theory and how it ties in with recent debates about the nature of intelligence.

John Vervaeke is a professor at the University of Toronto and the creator of the popular YouTube series Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.

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Ancient Greece Declassified

R7.5 The Forms, the Matrix, and AI w/ John Vervaeke

The Ontology of the Forms

Pattern Recognition

Is the Matrix a Version of the Cave?

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