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Plato's divided line is an analogy that establishes and orders two realms of being that a person can think about. The intelligible realm is the realm of thought, and it 'revolves' around the form of the good. The sensible realm is the realm of perception, and it revolves around the sun.
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The analogy of the divided line is presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in the Republic (509d–511e). It is written as a dialogue between Glaucon and ...
Using a line for illustration, Plato divides human knowledge into four grades or levels, differing in their degree of clarity and truth. First, imagine a line ...
At 509D-510A, Plato describes the line as divided into two sections that are not the same (ἄνισα) size. Most modern versions represent the Intelligible section ...
Now take a line which has been cut into two unequal parts, and divide each of them again in the same proportion, and suppose the two main divisions to answer, ...
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