has nothing to do with shape but only to do with the moral qualities of an individual. The word justice refers to something real but it only exists in our minds through forms of opinion. Justice is something defined by society and moral values that one has. Plato feels that if there were no minds to know the meaning of justice, the idea of it would still exist. The same goes for mathematical theories. They would still be there if we weren't. We can't physically touch justice but we know it is there. This is an example of a nonphysical reality. Our physical senses such as touch, taste, and smell have nothing to do with our opinion of justice. To Plato knowledge was being aware of ideas and not to only believe what was forced upon you but to ask your own questions and develop you!
             Plato says that everything in the physical world is an imperfect representation of a higher reality. Let's say that for example we speak of a police officer
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