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- DictionaryPlatonic/pləˈtɒnɪk/
adjective
- 1. of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato or his ideas: "readers of the Platonic dialogues"
- 2. confined to words, theories, or ideals, and not leading to practical action: "a Platonic gesture"
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6 days ago · 4. Absence of Romantic or Sexual Attraction. The absence of romantic or sexual attraction is a defining characteristic of platonic love. Unlike romantic relationships, where physical attraction can be a key driver, platonic bonds are built purely on emotional closeness, shared experiences, and deep respect.
3 days ago · In the West, idealism traces its roots back to Plato in ancient Greece, who proposed that absolute, unchanging, timeless ideas constitute the highest form of reality: Platonic idealism. This was revived and transformed in the early modern period by Immanuel Kant 's arguments that our knowledge of reality is completely based on mental structures ...
2 days ago · In this new sense, the term is mainly associated with philosophical disciplines like metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. Among other topics, it covers the rational study of reality, knowledge, and values. It is distinguished from other disciplines of rational inquiry such as the empirical sciences and mathematics.
5 days ago · The theory of Forms or theory of Ideas is a philosophical theory, concept, or world-view, attributed to Plato, that the physical world is not as real or true as timeless, absolute, unchangeable ideas. According to this theory, ideas in this sense, often capitalized and translated as "Ideas" or "Forms", are the non-physical essences of all ...
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- PHIL103: Moral and Political Philosophy
2 days ago · Platonic realism asserts that universals have objective existence. Conceptualism says that universals only exist in the mind while nominalism denies their existence. There are similar disputes about mathematical objects , unobservable objects assumed by scientific theories, and moral facts .
2 days ago · When thinking about committed relationships, it's normal to default to the idea of romantic or sexual partnerships. For some, though, a different kind of partnership proves just as meaningful.
2 days ago · The word “academic” derives from Plato’s Academy, which he founded on ground that was named after the legendary Greek hero Academos, or Hekademos. And academic was someone who taught or studied at the academy. Academies then became institutes of learning of any kind, including schools in Scotland, and even recently schools in England. The olive groves in the vicinity of Plato’s Academy gave rise to the phrase “groves of academe,” originally purely descriptive of the area but ...
