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Plato On the Nature of The Good

Plato On the Nature of The Good. The Good. Analogy of the Sun. Mind. The Sun. The Good. is… that makes… to the … through the power of… by providing …. a visible object objects visible eye sight light. an intelligible object objects intelligible soul understanding truth.

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Plato On the Nature of The Good

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  1. Plato On the Nature of The Good The Good Analogy of the Sun Mind The Sun The Good is… that makes… to the … through the power of… by providing … a visible object objects visible eye sight light an intelligible object objects intelligible soul understanding truth The tree above is the visible object, the Forms (Universals) are the intelligible objects that the Good shines on. Both the Sun and the Good create their objects. http://www.boisestate.edu/people/troark/didactics/ancient/materials/Line_Sun.pdf

  2. Aristotle On the Nature of The Good The Good as a transcendental property Substance Quality Place PositionAction Quantity Relation Time Possession Passion Socrates is white is in Athens is seated is speaking is a friend to Plato is being spoken to it is noon has a toga is one Is it odd that ‘good’ can be predicated in any of the 10 categories?

  3. Pseudo-Dionysius on Self-Diffusion of The Good The Good ? Father Son Holy Spirit • Argument, loosely, from Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite: • There is no contradiction in supposing an all-knowing being does not share his knowledge. • There is no contradiction in supposing an all-powerful being does not share its power. • But there seems to be a contradiction in supposing an all-good being does not share its goodness. • Therefore, an all-good being must share its goodness. • Sharing goodness requires a plurality of persons. • An all-good being must • itself be a plurality of persons (as above), or • create other persons with whom to share its goodness

  4. Aquinas On the Nature of The Good God = Being = The Good Angels Humans Animals Plants Rocks Mud? Formless Matter The Great Chain of Being Actuality Potentiality Aquinas gets the chain from Plotinus (his student, Porphyry), Augustine, Boethius, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, and others, and adds to it

  5. Great Chain of Being • The Chain is characterized by … • Gradation • Plenitude • Continuity • and is governed by • the Principle of Sufficient Reason • Gradation: the chain is composed of better and worse beings forming a linear hierarchy • Plenitude: the class of beings comprises all possible beings • Continuity: there are no gaps in the Chain

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