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Philosophy: The Power of Ideas
Philosophy: The Power of Ideas, 5/e
Brooke Moore
Kenneth Bruder

Socrates, Plato

Key Objectives

Upon completing this chapter you should be able to:

1.

Explain the Socratic method and why Socrates was not a Sophist.

2.

Explain the basic features of Plato's theory of Forms and state some of the reasons why he adopted it.

3.

Explain the basic features of Plato's theory of knowledge and show how it is connected with his theory of Forms.