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1.
If two necessary conditions exist:
a. If object Q is recollected at t, then Q
is known before t. (73c)
b. WherePissimilaroranimage,
picture of Q:
i. Then, if Q is recollected from P ii. One must know whether or not P
falls short of Q (74a)
If one sufficient condition exists:
a. When one perceives object P and
thinks of another object Q
b. One recollects Q (73c-d) so long as:
i. P is relevantly connected to Q (73d)
Perception of P causes one to think of Q (74a)
2.
ii.
Plato argues that it is impossible to experience objects perfectly, that is, equally. One can only apprehend them as imperfect approximations. This is why Plato posits one must possess the Idea or Form of equality a-priori in order to measure objects. He then argues:
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