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Single Idea 307

[catalogued under 8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / a. Platonic Forms]

Full Idea

Whenever the maker of anything keeps his eye on the eternally unchanging and uses it as his pattern for the form and function of his product the result must be good.

Gist of Idea

Something will always be well-made if the maker keeps in mind the eternal underlying pattern

Source

Plato (Timaeus [c.349 BCE], 28b)

Book Reference

Plato: 'Timaeus and Critias', ed/tr. Lee,Desmond [Penguin 1971], p.40