Metaphysics of Plato and Aristotle
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Plato and Aristotle are the first great systematic metaphysicians of the 4th century. Even though they are both known as the founding fathers of Western philosophy, and philosophy is derived from their theories, their theories are dissimilar from one another. They have two different views on what ultimate reality is. For Plato ultimate reality can be explained by two worlds, the world of the FORMS, and the world of Becoming. For Aristotle there is only one world, the world of Common Sense Experience, where "substance" is what is real. While Plato and Aristotle's philosophies of reality contradict one another they also tie in with each other.
The most important aspect of Plato's philosophy is his theory of FORMS. Plato believed that there exists an immaterial universe of FORMS, perfect aspects of everyday things, ideas, emotions, etc. For Plato FORMS are the ultimate reality, they are eternal and unchanging. The second world is the world of Becoming; the world in which we live in, the world of constant change...