doxa
(δοχα)
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opinion |
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opinion; in Platonism, a sharp distinction is made between the eternal noetic world of Forms (Ideas, Archetypes) of which knowledge ( gnosis) is possible and the perceptible world of becoming which is only opinable ( doxastos); for Proclus, the perceptible entities are opinable, but true being is an object of intellect (Elements of Theology 123); opinions may be true or false, knowledge only true. |
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The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Platonic and Pythagorean Philosophy, by Dr. Algis Uždavinys |
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