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  1. Platonic Dialogues

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    Theory of Forms (Eidos)) and Numerical Analogy
    The central metaphysical concept introduced in the Middle Dialogues is the Theory of Forms (or Ideas)). These are eternal, non-physical exemplars of which the sensible world participates imperfectly. Critically, the Republic's discussion of the Form of the Good is structurally analogous to the [Pythagorean observation](/entries/…