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That Plato was fascinated with mathematics and saw in it the basis for the theory of the Forms is... more That Plato was fascinated with mathematics and saw in it the basis for the theory of the Forms is a truism. Most commentators argue that this linkage was based on a rational deduction discovered through argument or dialectic. In other words, the philosopher-kings were able to apprehend the Forms or Ideas as a result of their ability to reason. The Forms themselves were simply the product of a rather mechanical process which the philosophers were taught. This exposes Plato to severe criticism, however, since it is not clear that such a process cannot be widely taught. If that is true, then his reservation of political authority to a select group of philosophers has struck many as fairly arbitrary and likely a mask for more sinister motives—most famously for Karl Popper, making Plato the originator of the totalitarian impulse. I wish to suggest that Plato’s Forms were based, not on a process of rational reflection, but on a kind of perception that I shall term “mathematical visualization.” Instead of being a product of a reflective process, they are akin to what mathematicians and others “see” when they consider problems and relationships. I consider the implications of this suggestion for Plato’s justification for philosophic rule in the Republic.
J. Fam. L., Jan 1, 1983
Page 1. Journal of Family Law University of Louisville School of Law Volume Twenty-two 1983-84 Nu... more Page 1. Journal of Family Law University of Louisville School of Law Volume Twenty-two 1983-84 Number Three CONSENT, HARM, AND MARITAL RAPE' by John D. Harman** Marital rapethe violent, sexual assault of wives ...
PS: Political Science and Politics, Jan 1, 1991
The Journal of Value Inquiry, Jan 1, 1981
Page 1. HARM, CONSENT AND DISTRESS* JOHN D. HARMAN St. John Fisher College The concept of harm ha... more Page 1. HARM, CONSENT AND DISTRESS* JOHN D. HARMAN St. John Fisher College The concept of harm has been receiving increased attention from philoso-phers of late. Most of their discussion, however, has been based ...
The Journal of Politics, Jan 1, 1997
That Plato was fascinated with mathematics and saw in it the basis for the theory of the Forms is... more That Plato was fascinated with mathematics and saw in it the basis for the theory of the Forms is a truism. Most commentators argue that this linkage was based on a rational deduction discovered through argument or dialectic. In other words, the philosopher-kings were able to apprehend the Forms or Ideas as a result of their ability to reason. The Forms themselves were simply the product of a rather mechanical process which the philosophers were taught. This exposes Plato to severe criticism, however, since it is not clear that such a process cannot be widely taught. If that is true, then his reservation of political authority to a select group of philosophers has struck many as fairly arbitrary and likely a mask for more sinister motives—most famously for Karl Popper, making Plato the originator of the totalitarian impulse. I wish to suggest that Plato’s Forms were based, not on a process of rational reflection, but on a kind of perception that I shall term “mathematical visualization.” Instead of being a product of a reflective process, they are akin to what mathematicians and others “see” when they consider problems and relationships. I consider the implications of this suggestion for Plato’s justification for philosophic rule in the Republic.
J. Fam. L., Jan 1, 1983
Page 1. Journal of Family Law University of Louisville School of Law Volume Twenty-two 1983-84 Nu... more Page 1. Journal of Family Law University of Louisville School of Law Volume Twenty-two 1983-84 Number Three CONSENT, HARM, AND MARITAL RAPE' by John D. Harman** Marital rapethe violent, sexual assault of wives ...
PS: Political Science and Politics, Jan 1, 1991
The Journal of Value Inquiry, Jan 1, 1981
Page 1. HARM, CONSENT AND DISTRESS* JOHN D. HARMAN St. John Fisher College The concept of harm ha... more Page 1. HARM, CONSENT AND DISTRESS* JOHN D. HARMAN St. John Fisher College The concept of harm has been receiving increased attention from philoso-phers of late. Most of their discussion, however, has been based ...
The Journal of Politics, Jan 1, 1997