O conhecimento em Platão e o método das ciências exatas: uma tentativa de aproximação entre filosofia e física

Abstract

The search for knowledge is present in all themes. In history of science, philosophers from Antiquity were responsible for to reach the knowledge of things, establish its purposes and limits. In this article, we present Plato’s analogy of Divided Line, in which he discusses sensible and intelligible knowledge and how they allow reaching the Good. Plato gives importance to geometry in the way to reach the Good. The role of geometry and mathematics in Plato’s arguments influenced many philosophers in the next centuries, modifying their interpretations on Nature and, consequently the Physics. As an example of Plato’s influence on physics, we bring Galileu Galilei’s work on the Systems of World. Key words: Plato. Knowledge. History of Science. Scientific Method