eidos
(ειδος)
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visible shape, form, a kind of thing, the intelligible Form, or the noetic Idea, of Platonism |
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visible shape, form, a kind of thing, the intelligible Form, or the noetic Idea, of Platonism; the word is etymologically connected with video, and the term idea also comes from the same root as Greek verb idein and the Latin verb videre, both meaning ‘to see’; therefore eidos is closely connected with contemplation (theoria), transcendental or divine imagination, and mystical vision. |
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The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Platonic and Pythagorean Philosophy, by Dr. Algis Uždavinys |
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