Why Platonic Forms Exist A Simple Proof from Godels Theorem

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The notion of Platonic forms often gets a bad rap these days, however without it no true knowledge would be possible. • • Godel's incompleteness theorem tells us that no logical system can be complete and consistent at the same time. To prove something we need premises which themselves are unproved from within that system. • • However this leads us to an infinite regress, wherein no knowledge is possible. Knowledge by definition is justified true belief and if we can't completely prove something then we can not completely justify it and therefore truly know it. Thus knowledge must be grounded on something innate at some level -ie. Platonic forms or the a priori category. • • It has been argued by positivists that only the a posteriori category is necessary. However this is self-refuting. A posteriori knowledge can not be justified without reference to a priori knowledge. As such denying a priori knowledge while accepting a posteriori knowledge commits the Stolen Concept Fallacy. It accepts a posteriori knowledge while rejecting the basis of that knowledge. • • On a side note; Platonism does not equal mysticism as is often erroneously suggested by some of its detractors. A variant of Platonism called Neoplatonism often does include mystical elements, however this is not necessary for Platonist epistemology in and of itself. • • --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • My popular videos you might want to see: • • A Very Unusual Proof for the Existence of God: • A Very Unusual Proof for the Existenc... • Natural Goa'uld Impression -No Voice Synthesizer • Natural Goa'uld Voice -No Voice Synth... • Pavlovian Spanking: • Pavlovian Spanking • Political Demotivators: • Political Demotivators

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