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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 6. Idealisation

22591	We know perfection when we see what is imperfect [Murdoch]
	Full Idea: We know of perfection as we look upon what is imperfect.
	From: Iris Murdoch (Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals [1992], 13)
	A reaction: This is in the context of a discussion of the ontological argument for God's existence, but I seize on it as a nice expression of the idealisation capacity of our minds. The alternative is that perfection is innate idea, since we aren't seeing it.