Platonist
Abstract reality adherent
A Platonist is someone who follows or is influenced by the philosophy of Plato, the ancient Greek thinker.
Platonists typically hold that abstract entities—numbers, forms, ideals—exist independently of the physical world and human minds.
In mathematics, a Platonist believes mathematical objects are discovered rather than invented: She's a Platonist about numbers.
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
Properties holding across all
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- archetypesUniversal symbolic patterns
- participationAct of taking part
- anamnesisRecalled past, especially medical
essence · paradigm · instantiation · resemblance · copies · originals · ideal · perfect
Study of existence's nature
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
- soulInnermost animating essence
- immortalityExemption from death
reality · appearance · being · becoming · transcendence · emanation · hierarchy · unity
Understood facts and skills
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- reasonBasis or justification
- intellectionAct of reasoning
contemplation · truth · certainty · cognition · understanding · wisdom · illumination
Educational funding or erudition
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- traditionCustom passed through generations
school · contemporary · analytic · continental · revival · influence · reception · corpus
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
universals
Properties holding across all
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- archetypesUniversal symbolic patterns
- participationAct of taking part
anamnesis · essence · paradigm · instantiation · resemblance · copies · originals · ideal · perfect · eternal
ontology
Study of existence's nature
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
- soulInnermost animating essence
immortality · reality · appearance · being · becoming · transcendence · emanation · hierarchy · unity · multiplicity
knowledge
Understood facts and skills
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- reasonBasis or justification
intellection · contemplation · truth · certainty · cognition · understanding · wisdom · illumination
scholarship
Educational funding or erudition
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- interpretationAssigned meaning
tradition · school · contemporary · analytic · continental · revival · influence · reception · corpus · translation
Platonistmaterialist
Values physical over spiritual
nominalist · naturalist · atomist · reductionist · mechanist
- platonic loveEmotional bond sans desire
- platonic idealFlawless non-sexual relationship model
- platonic attractionNonsexual interpersonal draw
- platonic formsPerfect non-physical archetypes
- platonic solidCongruent-faced convex shape