Oh, Look!! It's a Tree.

So, I wasn't sure if we had to blog this week or not since we were just going over Plato some more, but I decided it was better to be safe, than sorry!! I think somebody brought up the question today of why we only have the knowledge of forms when we come into this life; why don't we have any other knowledge? At least that is what I think I heard. Maybe not. Either way, I am going to say a few things on that.

First, let me say that I am not sure if I buy into Plato's theory on the Forms. I don't know, it just doesn't really make much sense to me. To come into this life full of knowledge but we are unable to unlock that knowledge at first until we come across a similar form? For example, we know a tree is a tree. No matter what type of tree it is, even if we have never seen the tree before, we recognize is as such. But, for the sake of Plato, I will argue for the forms. So, maybe we are born with this sense of forms. I think the purpose to only having this knowledge of the forms is so we can discover truth and other knowledge for ourselves. I mean, isn't that what true knowledge is, learning?

Do you agree that these forms are just the building blocks of knowledge, so we can discover true knowledge on our own?