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Does evolutionary theory contradict Platonic realism?
Evolutionary biologists don't tend to like Plato very much. Consider the following quote from Richard Dawkins: " If, like Aristotle, you...

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Nov 20, 20185 min read
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No demiurge, no forms
The last entry discussed realism, the view that there exist universals (traditionally known as 'forms'). As we saw, on realism, objects...

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Nov 11, 20185 min read
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Two 'Problems of Universals'
Back when I taught Philosophy A-level, I noticed that students were usually able to explain Plato's Theory of Forms, or at the very...

chris de ray
Nov 8, 20185 min read
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