প্রসঙ্গ বিশেষ অতিবর্তী সামান্যসত্তা; প্লেটোর দৃষ্টিতে একটি সমীক্ষা
Volume-XIV, Issue-IV, JULY 2026
Volume-XIV, Issue-IV, July 2026 | ||
Received: 22.06.2026 | Accepted: 20.07.2026 | |||
Published Online: 31.07.2026 | Page No: 60-65 | |||
DOI: 10.64031/pratidhwanitheecho.vol.14.issue.04W.117 | ||||
প্রসঙ্গ বিশেষ অতিবর্তী সামান্যসত্তা: প্লেটোর দৃষ্টিতে একটি সমীক্ষা চঞ্চল মুখার্জী, গবেষক, দর্শন বিভাগ, কাজী নজরুল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত | |
The Concept of the Universal 'Samanyasatta': A Study from Plato's Perspective Chanchal Mukherjee, Research Scholar, Department of Philosophy, Kazi Nazrul University, West Bengal, India | |
In metaphysical discourse, explanations regarding the nature of the world have evolved steadily since ancient times. Such inquiries can be traced back to the very beginnings of Greek philosophy; indeed, the fundamental theme - the origin of the wondrous world and the primary cause of its creation - has been a subject of expanding philosophical debate. Within metaphysics, the discussion concerning ‘Being’ holds particular significance. The first major discourse on Being appears in the philosophy of the eleatic thinker Parmenides, who was the first to distinguish between appearance and truth. He posited that Being alone is real, whereas ‘Not-Being’ is false or an illusion. Parmenides disciple, Zeno, was influenced by his master's views and similarly acknowledged Being as the ultimate truth. Conversely, the philosophy of Heraclitus offers a different perspective, accepting both Being and Not-Being as real. It is evident, therefore, that the discourse on Being was a dynamic and evolving tradition in Greek philosophy. However, the discussion underwent significant transformation and expansion through the work of Plato. His metaphysical thought elevated the discourse on Being to a unique level. Plato was the first western philosophy to address the ‘Problem of Universal’. He held that the sensory world is merely a replica of the universal. In his work ‘The Republic’, he offered a novel interpretation of the nature of universal, employing various analogies and arguments. This essay explores the nature of universals from Plato’s perspective, the relationship between universals and particulars, and the question of whether it is possible to acknowledge a realm of universals that transcends particulars. | |
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