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This 3 page paper examines Plato's and Aristotle's ideas of beauty. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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a marked difference in their ways of thinking. This paper examines their ideas of beauty. For Plato, beauty was an ideal; what he called a Form. Platos Theory
of Forms is a cornerstone of his philosophy, so well look at it briefly. Plato devised his theory in order to solve some of the problems confronting humanity, such
as how we can live a happy life in a world that is constantly changing; and how we can explain a world that seems constant and changing at the same
time (Platos theory of forms). To attempt a resolution of this dichotomy, Plato developed the theory of Forms, in which he "splits up existence into two realms: the material
realm and the transcendent realm of forms" (Platos theory of forms). The theory of forms allows us to solve both the problems listed above: "By detaching ourselves
from the material world ... and developing our ability to concern ourselves with the forms, we find a value which is not open to change or disintegration" (Platos theory of
forms). And if we perceive the world through our senses, then we can account for its impermanence. Thus, "[I]t is the realm of forms, perceived through the mind,
that is permanent and immutable. It is this world that is more real; the world of change is merely an imperfect image of this world" (Platos theory of forms). So,
what then is a form? It is "an abstract property or quality" (Platos theory of forms). The example given is that of a basketball: think of the quality
of the roundness of the ball, distinct from the ball itself. This quality is the Form of roundness. It exists apart from the ball we are considering; it
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