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This 3 page paper examines the views of each philosopher but supports the view of Aristotle. Whether or not dual realms exist is at the crux of the argument. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Plato and Aristotle agreed on certain things, they had completely different takes in terms of the subject of forms. While Plato held a dual realms theory, Aristotle saw form
and matter as existing in the same realm. While both theories have merit, Platos is weaker. Aristotle is on firmer ground. In fact, Hestir says of Plato that his goal
"is to demonstrate a way in which not being can be" (1). That is quite a feat. In discussing forms, Platos cave allegory helps to understand the dual nature of
the world that he embraced. The cave allegory is quite famous and has been used by many to interpret Platos philosophy. In the allegory, humans are born and live in
a cave, but they are chained and shackled. They can see light only in the distance. In some way one can compare this to how humans contemplate form. It is
not easy. If one stretches the allegory and sees it as symbolic of humans only having a slight knowledge of reality, one can take Platos form theory a step further.
People are born in ignorance but the body of knowledge that exists is there for the taking. Many humans understand this deep down, but on the surface they are
essentially chained and shackled. They are in the dark about a lot of things because they cannot remember the eternal truths. They can only draw on some knowledge and have
some recollection, but it is enough to allow them to understand form. This was Platos contention. While humans cannot readily draw on the human collective conscious, or the knowledge that
exists in the universe, they had a glimpse of it once, and that explains why people can comprehend form. In this way, Plato creates a dual realm where there are
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