- Etymology
- From Plato (Greek Πλάτων) + -ism. Doctrine of Plato.
- Stem Plato
- Plato (c. 428–348 BCE). Greek philosopher.
- Suffix -ism
- Forming nouns. "Doctrine, theory, or practice of."
- Origin
- Plato. Ancient Greece.
- Main proponent(s)
- Plato
- Structural characteristic
- Projection from higher dimension
- Meaning
- Behind changing reality, immutable and perfect "Forms" (Ideas) exist. Projection from a higher dimension.
- Earliest use
- Ancient philosophy. Neo-Platonism later.
- Definition
- The doctrine that behind changing reality, immutable and perfect "Forms" (Ideas) exist. Truth resides in a higher dimension. Projection from higher dimension.