Plato

    Paper instructions:
    Antiplato says
    “The number one does not exist because ive never seen it. At the best, the number one is a conceptual invention, but concepts don’t really exist like, for instance,

    this piece of paper does”

    Taking from passages from Euthyphro, Apology, Phaedo and Republic
    A) how would plato reply to aniplato? Would plato view antiplatos argument as valid and sound?
    B) What are platos forms, and what role would they play in his response to antiplato?
    C) Would you be more inclinded to agree with plato or antiplato on this topic? Why?

    A) Plato would disagree with Antiplato for several reasons.
    Plato would view Antiplato’s argument as neither valid nor sound.

    Antiplato
    1. if x exists then it must be observed/observable (plato will disagree)
    2. I have not observned the number one (plato agree with premise 2)
    C: the number one doesn’t exist

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