A5 P1 Philosophy Lesson 2

Plato's forms
Lesson 2 Philosophy
A5 
2023-2024
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This lesson contains 13 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Plato's forms
Lesson 2 Philosophy
A5 
2023-2024

Slide 1 - Slide

What were the key events in the analogy of the cave?

Slide 2 - Open question

What did the story say about the use of senses for obtaining truth?

Slide 3 - Open question

If you can't always trust your senses, what should you use/trust instead?

Slide 4 - Open question

Homework
Any questions?

Slide 5 - Slide

Objectives
You will...
  • learn about Plato's theory of the Forms and the questions it tries to answer.
  • find out why Plato argued for the existence of a soul.

Slide 6 - Slide

The theory of Forms
  • Everything is in a constant state of change.
  • How can the world contain true knowledge, if what we are investigating is changing from moment to moment?
  • Mathematical truths do not change 2+2 will always equal four, triangles will always have three sides.
  • Plato believed that you could obtain this level of truth about all objects.
  • He postulated that there must be other realities of which we can have true and certain knowledge.
  • This is the world of the Forms that is unchanging and eternal.

Slide 7 - Slide

Slide 8 - Video

What would Plato's view on the soul be considering his theory?

Slide 9 - Open question

Who am I?
On a sticky note
  • make a list of everything about yourself that makes you unique.
  • Hand them in 
  • Teacher puts them up
  • Who do you think is who?

Slide 10 - Slide

What is Plato's view of the 'soul'?
Let's read page 20 together

Slide 11 - Slide

Homework
To do:
  • Study §1.2 + §2.1 (p. 4, 5, 20, 21)
  • Activity 2  page 6 + 100 words on the soul
  • Activity 4 page 6
  • Activity 2 page 21 

Slide 12 - Slide

Which question do I still have?

Slide 13 - Open question