Plato's theory of the forms?

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I subscribe to a variation of the Theory of the Forms, but one in which the Forms are cognitive concepts rather than things with a separate existence.

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[N]o ideal form of anything exists anywhere.

I disagree, as it's certainly possible to construct an ideal form of something in one's mind.

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[N]o ideal form of anything exists anywhere.

I disagree, as it's certainly possible to construct an ideal form of something in one's mind.

The problem I see with that is that if there is an ideal, that implies one. So if you ask everyone you ran into to imagine the ideal random object, I bet you wouldn't get two alike.

I agree, and I actually don't see anything wrong with that.

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Such squabbling is the result of human nature, which seems to be naturally inclined to sectarianism. However, a number of philosophers and students of religion have pointed out the broad similarities that exist between the major religions, aka "the perennial philosophy".