chris de rayNov 20, 20185 minDoes 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...
chris de rayNov 11, 20185 minNo demiurge, no formsThe last entry discussed realism, the view that there exist universals (traditionally known as 'forms'). As we saw, on realism, objects...
chris de rayNov 8, 20185 minTwo '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...