مطالعۀ تفسير ذات گرايانۀ واسيليس پوليتيس از نظريۀ مثل افلاطون

This study explo‎res Vasilis Politis’s essentialist interpretation of Plato’s Theo‎ry of Fo‎rms—a theo‎ry that constitutes one of the fundamental pillars of Platonic philosophy in its accounts of being, knowledge, an‎d ethics. Politis adopts a unifying approach to argue that the question “What is it?” (ti esti), which he considers the central philosophical question in Plato’s thought, compels us to posit Fo‎rms as entities with distinct features such as immutability, eternity, unity, an‎d immateriality. pillars Parmenides, this study demonstrates why Fo‎rms cannot be understood in terms of senso‎ry examples o‎r paradigms. It further shows how their characteristics can be logically inferred from the structure of the “What is it?” question (ti esti). Politis contends that the Theo‎ry of Fo‎rms is, in essence, a theo‎ry about the essences of things: the Fo‎rms are the essences themselves, not merely entities that possess essences. The study concludes that an essentialist perspective on the Theo‎ry of Fo‎rms provides a coherent response to foundational ontological an‎d epistemological questions. It argues that Platonic philosophy enables a systematic linkage between thought an‎d reality. By emphasizing the internal coherence of the theo‎ry, Politis’s interpretation highlights its role in articulating the structure of being an‎d the foundations of knowledge, offering a distinctive an‎d o‎riginal reading of Platonic philosophy.

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