Single Idea 359

[catalogued under 12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 3. Innate Knowledge / b. Recollection doctrine]

Full Idea

If someone sees a resemblance, but feels that it falls far short of the original, they must therefore have a recollection of the original.

Gist of Idea

If we feel the inadequacy of a resemblance, we must recollect the original

Source

Plato (Phaedo [c.374 BCE], 074e)

Book Reference

Plato: 'The Last Days of Socrates', ed/tr. Tredennick,Hugh [Penguin 1969], p.124

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