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"Plato's forms are no more than an invention". Discuss (17) It is necessary to analyse Plato's theory of forms before one can make a valid assessment. After my own analysis, I have formed the judgement that the forms are no more than an invention. This is mainly because of the overwhelming lack of evidence for his ideas which therefore means that there is no empirical evidence for the basis of his theory. I will explain in this essay why Plato's theory is not feasible. But first we must see where Plato got his theory from and how he came to his conclusion about the world. Plato believed that the world comprised of reality and appearances. Within reality there is an intelligible world, a world beyond senses and a world of true knowledge. On the opposing side is the visible world; the world of senses and the world of opinions. These make up...

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