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This 5 page report discusses the thought and writing of Plato and John Locke. The philosophy of both men has influenced the development of many of the aspects of the modern world. Ideas about democracy, enlightenment, self-awareness, and social order, as well as many other areas of profound importance in society, were founded on the philosophies of Plato and Locke. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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founded on the philosophies of Plato and Locke. Bibliography lists 5 sources. BWlocpla.rtf OrderID: 202687 4 pages The Tabula Rasa in The
Cave By: C.B. Rodgers - October 2001 -- for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction Despite the millennia separating them
and from us, the thought and writing of Plato and John Locke have influenced the development of many of the aspects of the modern world. Ideas about democracy, enlightenment, self-awareness,
and social order, as well as many other areas of profound importance in society, were founded on the philosophies of Plato and Locke. this is not to suggest that Locke
was simply a 17th century repeat of Plato or that other philosophers have not also made significant contributions. However, if one reads the work of either, it is easy enough
to recognize modern ideology in the framework of ancient words. Plato -- Philosophy, Forms, and Politics Plato may best be characterized as looking at the world and seeing nothing
but change. In fact, he wondered how it was possible to know anything at all when everything is in motion and change. He saw the changing world and the things
within it as mere shadows or reflections of a separate world of independently existing, eternal, and unchanging entities called "forms" or "ideas." Within the backdrop of metaphysics, Plato distinguishes objectivity
as connected with the world of forms. For Plato, the forms exist in a independent world that is not visible to human senses but can be understood or "apprehended" through
the use of reason. Plato calls real objects the "knowable" forms which include the objective truths of truth, love, justice, and beauty. Ordinary objects are what they are and have
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