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Plato

Plato: A Theory of Forms

David Macintosh explains Plato’s Theory of Forms or Ideas.

For the non-philosopher, Plato’s Theory of Forms can seem difficult to grasp. If we can place this theory into its historical and cultural context perhaps it will begin to make a little more sense.

Plato was born somewhere in 428-427 B.C., possibly in Athens, at a time when Athenian democracy was already well developed.

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