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[ link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)] The theory of Forms or theory of Ideas[1][2][3] is a philosophical theory, concept, or world-view, attributed to Plato, that the physical world is not as real or true as timeless, absolute, unchangeable ideas.[4] According to this theory, ideas in this sense, often capitalized and translated as "Ideas" or "Forms",[5] are the non-physical essences of all things, of which objects and matter in the physical world are merely imitations. Plato speaks of these entities only through the characters (primarily Socrates) of his dialogues who sometimes suggests that these Forms are the only objects of study that can provide knowledge. The theory itself is contested from within Plato's dialogues, and it is a general point of controversy in philosophy. Whether the theory represents Plato's own views is held in doubt by modern scholarship.[6] Nonetheless the theory is considered to be a classical solution to the problem of universals.
The meaning of the term (eidos), "visible form", and related terms (morphē), "shape",[7] and (phainomena), "appearances", from(phainō), "shine", Indo-European *bʰeh₂- or *bhā-[8] remained stable over the centuries until the beginning of philosophy, when they became equivocal, acquiring additional specialized philosophic meanings. Plato used the terms eidos and ideas interchangeably.
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