What are the characteristics of Platos theory of classes.?

Question

What were the virtues and characteristics of gold, silver, bronze, and iron?

Answer 1

Theory of Forms :

The Theory of Forms typically refers to Plato's belief that the material world as it seems to us is not the real world, but only a shadow of the real world. Plato spoke of forms in formulating his solution to the problem of universals. The forms, according to Plato, are roughly speaking archetypes or abstract representations of the many types and properties (that is, of universals) of things we see all around us.

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