POLS 2900 Lecture 9: Visible Objects, Forms, and The Metaphor of the Sun
11 Jan 2019
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Possess some characteristics of the form, but not entirely. Universal and timeless (not of time and space) Doesn"t have everything required to truly be a triangle. If there is a hierarchy of the forms, the good is at the top. The metaphor of the sun: the sun is used to talk about the good, example of artwork. Artwork is not the definition of beauty, but participates in beauty: the good has a single and universally true source/embodiment. He is not the ultimate definition of good. He participates in the good and what is good.
