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chris de ray
Nov 20, 20185 min read
Does evolutionary theory contradict Platonic realism?
Evolutionary biologists don't tend to like Plato very much. Consider the following quote from Richard Dawkins: " If, like Aristotle, you...
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chris de ray
Nov 11, 20185 min read
No demiurge, no forms
The last entry discussed realism, the view that there exist universals (traditionally known as 'forms'). As we saw, on realism, objects...
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chris de ray
Nov 8, 20185 min read
Two 'Problems of Universals'
Back when I taught Philosophy A-level, I noticed that students were usually able to explain Plato's Theory of Forms, or at the very...
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