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Forms as Standards

Forms as Standards 115 Forms as Standards R. S. BLUCK LATO called his Forms and he is taken to mean that P they were patterns or standards of which objects and acts in the sensible world are copies. But in what sense were they 'standards' ? My purpose is to offer a few remarks on this question. Wittgenstein once suggested to me 1 that a Form may be to its homonymous instances as the Standard Pound is to a pound weight in a shop. This interesting analogy brings out clearly the fact that a Form was not merely what we mean by an attribute, nor merely what we under- stand by a universal. It also illustrates the way in which a Form gives to particulars the right to be called after itself, and something of the substantiality, durability and perfection of a Form. Like most analogies, of course, it must not be pressed too far. But if certain points are kept clearly in mind, the suggestion is a valuable one. In particular, it must be borne in mind that a Form is essentially voqT6v and not and that this makes it a rather special kind of 'standard'. In seeking to establish http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Phronesis Brill

Forms as Standards

Bluck, R.S.
Phronesis , Volume 2 (2): 115 – Jan 1, 1957
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Brill
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© 1957 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0031-8868
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1568-5284
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10.1163/156852857X00049
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115 Forms as Standards R. S. BLUCK LATO called his Forms and he is taken to mean that P they were patterns or standards of which objects and acts in the sensible world are copies. But in what sense were they 'standards' ? My purpose is to offer a few remarks on this question. Wittgenstein once suggested to me 1 that a Form may be to its homonymous instances as the Standard Pound is to a pound weight in a shop. This interesting analogy brings out clearly the fact that a Form was not merely what we mean by an attribute, nor merely what we under- stand by a universal. It also illustrates the way in which a Form gives to particulars the right to be called after itself, and something of the substantiality, durability and perfection of a Form. Like most analogies, of course, it must not be pressed too far. But if certain points are kept clearly in mind, the suggestion is a valuable one. In particular, it must be borne in mind that a Form is essentially voqT6v and not and that this makes it a rather special kind of 'standard'. In seeking to establish

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Published: Jan 1, 1957

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