What is the summary of Platos philosophy opposites?

Answer 1

In Plato's final hours, he dictated a philosophy of the soul and reality to his friends and pupils. This philosophy explained the world of forms and the world of particulars. The world of forms is a place where the unknown exists, and the world of particulars is the real world as we know it. These two worlds are opposites, yet they feed on each other and cannot exist without the other.

The world of forms is eternal perfection. This is where thoughts, emotions, and ideas are born and reside. The world of forms is also the home of the soul, the birthplace of the essence of all things. It is also believed that the world of forms is the real existence, and that the physical world is merely a shadow of the world of forms.The world of forms is also the birthplace of religion and the occult. Plato's definition of the world of forms later translated into the Christian view of heaven (perfection, peace, knowledge, etc). The world of forms is invisible and untouchable. In the world of forms you will find Santa Claus, Allah, ghosts, Jesus and the Loch Ness Monster. This is where our dreams and our "imagination" come from. Our concept of numbers and the formation of melodies also come from the world of forms.Since the world of forms is beyond our reach and out of sight, it is hard for some people to accept that it is there. The world of forms consists of things above the world of man (the metaphysical). It is unchanging and absolute, a constant and perfect world. This is the place where philosophers and great thinkers aim to rest at the end of their physical existence.

The world of particulars is the physical world as we know it. It is a flawed and ever changing place. This is the realm of physical and material things. The senses; sight, touch, taste, smell, and sound all belong to the physical world. Through these senses, we come to know about physical objects. This is the world of cars and mountains and dogs and cats and people. This is the tangible world where things are created and destroyed. Here, people are born and then they die. The world of particulars is an ever changing place.

Unlike the world of forms, the world of particulars is within our reach and visibly all around us. People come to trust in the particular world because it is more real to them. This is a world of relativity and uncertainty. Since people come to rely on the particular world, they often cannot accept a reality other than the one they know. The senses make it difficult for humans to detach themselves from the physical world.

However different these two worlds may be, they are dependant upon each other in order to exist. For example, the soul, which is a form, is tied to the body, a particular. The soul brings life to the body, and the body becomes a vehicle for the soul. Similarly, a melody and an instrument are tied to each other in the same fashion; dependant on each other to create something (music), yet from different planes. It is in this way that the world of forms and the world of particulars are opposites. Like Yin and Yang, light and dark, good and evil, these two worlds are opposites, yet alike.