Plato's Form of The Good

Plato's Form of The Good
Posted in Philosophy on Oct. 17, 2025
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Platonic Perfection

The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.

Alfred North Whitehead, Process and Reality, p. 39

Understanding Plato’s conception of “the good” first requires an elementary understanding of his theory of Forms.