The distinction between appearances and reality according to Plato is very clear. How things appear does not, in any significant sense, correspond to how things really are or can be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plato believes that we can understand how things really are through philosophy. For Plato, philosophy is opposed to everything that is obvious or clearly apparent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The true philosopher (or lover of wisdom) is one who loves the truth in each thing, and continuously explores it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purpose of philosophy is, through intelligent and discerning conversation, to test assumptions for flaws. That is the way in which many of Plato\u2019s Socratic dialogues proceed \u2013 from a position of (known) security to a position of (unknown) uncertainty in an effort to get to the core of it, the truth, or the fundamental brute fact that cannot be further explained or broken down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are two main ways to do this: try to explain what brought it about, or describe it at a more fundamental level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There may also exist some things that just are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything that can be explained is sometimes called the principle of sufficient reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through scrutinising, logical analysis and experimental thought, you can develop a deeper understanding of the universe and provoke meaningful conversations about the human condition, or your own condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Philosophical questions merely involve asking the questions to answers you always wanted to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You may have very different questions than others and hopefully you will explore them further to make sense of your own world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, the following statement is a moral conundrum for some people, is it for you too, or not? And why or why not?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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