Plato's theory of Forms or theory of Ideas[1][2][3] asserts that non-material abstract (but substantial) forms (or ideas), and not the material world of change known to us through sensation, possess the highest and most fundamental kind of reality.[4] When used in this sense, the word form is often capitalized.[5] Plato says that these Forms are the only true objects of study that can provide us with genuine knowledge. [6] Plato spoke of Forms in formulating his solution to the problem of universals.
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