Plato believed in a dual world. There was the world of Forms, and the world of "shodows." The world of shodows is the common world that we see everyday. Every "shadow" has a form though. These forms were originated and are stored in the world of forms. For example: Plato gave the example of a shadow show. We are born in a cave and can see the wall. We can not turn around but are …showed first 75 words of 328 total…

…showed last 75 words of 328 total…of Ideas. They can briefly remember what the ideas look like but need some coaxing to fully remember. Therefore when the human soul sees the shadow (the actual substance..a horse) the sould can remember what the idea looked like. The world of Ideas is much more vibrant and illustrious then our everyday world.. If all we see is shadows our whole lives, then we see the actual being, there is a huge difference there...