Plaristo

I love the opportunity to display my ignorance.

Plato describes the idea(-l) as the co-existance by three characteristics in man, 1)ration, 2)appetite and 3)spirit to effect a subjectified (quantifiable), understanding of truth, beauty, and reality(God somewhere out there?)or qualitative metaphysics, depending upon the chariot driver's competence of rationale.

Aristotle expounds the reason(s) for that subjectivity in metaphysical description as a consequence of faulty syllogism. Limited perception, poor observation, leaping surmisal.empirism and particularity over all, through all and in all.

Too simple, I am sure, and no where near the original authors' true intent.

Both seem to think reason able to explain all there is, or if it doesn't, then something is wrong.

I am not sure I understand the juxtaposition of Metaphysics to Empiracal and Particular in describing the differences of Plato to Aristotle.


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