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Plato The Divided Line

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Plato breaks the justification of knowledge down into two types of realms that show what can be known by reason and what can be known by the five senses. These realms, then divided into two other unequal parts based on their clarity and truthfulness, make up what is known as The Divided Line. By understanding The Divided Line we can fully grasp the differences between the perceptual, also known as becoming, realm and the conceptual, also known as being, realm.
The perceptual realm is the opinions and beliefs of people or it can be known as the visible realm. This realm is broken up into: fleeting feelings and well-verified observations. From what I understand fleeting feelings is of the mind. It is of private thoughts and imagination which

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