Aristotle/Plato Theories
Aristotle and Plato, two philosophers whose words even today influence the modern world from their respective graves, causes the readers of such words to ponder, wonder, discuss and theorize each according to whether they agree or disagree with what has been written. These two philosophers, each in their own style, have discoursed on a myriad of subjects, some of which they agree on, some of which they don't, including the ever present theory of metaphysics. "Both Plato and Aristotle were interested in practically every subject, and each spoke intelligently on philosophical topics and problems." (Moore 2005 pg 37) Both men were, of course, influenced by Socrates, though Plato was a direct student of the philosopher, whereas Aristotle was indirectly affected by being Plato's student, so both were attuned to the way Socrates spoke and discussed on almost any subject requiring thought, and both continued the tradition in a serious way. One such discourse prevalent in their writings is the theory each believed in concerning forms and change. A theory of forms is such a difficult subject that often times it will either lead or be led into other subjects, so that the original theory can be found touched on in many discou
For example, "Consider two beautiful objects. Aristotle believed, like Plate, that there were two different types of Form that affected men's lives. Moore showed as an example of Plato's philosophy that the 'Form circularity. "Plato believed that some Forms, especially the Forms truth, beauty and goodness are of a higher order than other Forms" (Moore pg 40). With this philosophy one can understand how objects go through the changing process. it is beautiful (or participating in the Form beauty), but you cannot say of the Form beauty that it is circular. Both philosophers have had an overwhelming influence on the metaphysical debate(s) throughout the centuries that have followed since their respective deaths. Plato's belief in the process of change, at least in regards to human behavior, may not have been his stated belief, but it was one that affected his philosophies over time. One thing that both philosophers seemed to agree on was that very few human beings would ever feel the urge to change their way of life, or that they could even if they did feel the urge. Aristotle seemed to differentiate between the Forms and reality by looking at life. If that was his intent, then he accomplished his objective as many of his philosophical ideas are still being discoursed upon even today, more than 2000 years later. Moore writes about Aristotle's understanding with an example of bronze worksmanship. " (Moore pg 69) This theory of course, could not be real, could not be reality according to Aristotle.
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