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Platonic

Platonic

8 8.7
Relates to Plato's idea that perfect forms are more real than the visible world
  • adjective
  • /pləˈtɒnɪk/
  • Formal
translation icon : platónico
  • The philosopher discussed the concept of Platonic forms as the basis of his theory.
  • Platonic dialogues
  • Platonic idea
  • Platonic ideal

I want to hide in this platonic reality of pure forms.

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Examples

  • And it's based on just a few fundamental patterns that our ancestors called the Platonic solids, for example.

  • That is, we have abstract ideas and objects, numbers, sets, logic, truths and falsehoods, and the entire Platonic world of ideals.

  • All this stuff gets in the way of thinking about the Platonic forms.

  • So what are these deep Platonic ideas about the nature of love?

    Academic text (2011)
  • The idea that some forms are indeed primary is an ancient Platonic idea.

    Academic text (1994)
  • He says these things remind us of the Platonic forms.

  • Since he was influenced by Platonic philosophy, particularly the theory of innate ideas, we shall begin with this theory.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The presence of the symbol might be viewed as Bogan's continuing loyalty to the Platonic tradition.

    Academic text (1998)
  • But for some years, Leibniz did subscribe to immortality as conceived in the Platonic tradition.

    Academic text (1998)
  • But, and this is deeply inspired by Socrates and Plato, especially the Platonic dialogues.

Synonyms

idealistic
vsPlatonic
  • Specialized
47 7.0

The belief that the mind makes reality rather than matter

focuses on ideas but ties them specifically to that philosopher's system
Platonistic
vsPlatonic
  • Formal
9.7

About Plato's belief that perfect, unchanging forms exist beyond things we can touch

is specific to that philosopher's views rather than general idea based theory

Compounds

Platonic solid
  • Specialized
1 9.0

A 3D shape with all the same regular flat faces, like a cube or tetrahedron

Platonic body
  • Specialized
9.7

A solid with the same flat faces and equal angles, like a cube

Platonic year
  • Specialized
9.9

About 25,800 years when Earth's axis slowly turns and moves the seasons

Surface Forms

Platonic positive

Morphology

Platonic = Plato (transparent) = Plato + ic

Formed by adding the standard adjectival suffix '-ic' to the name 'Plato' to mean 'relating to Plato or his ideas', a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Platonic comes from the name Plato, a famous ancient Greek thinker who said true reality is made of perfect 'forms' behind the things we see. So Platonic means 'about Plato' or 'about his idea of perfect, ideal things'.