It deals with “shadows, then appearances produced in water and in all close-grained, smooth, bright things, and everything of the sort.” (VI. 509d) Thus shades and reflections correspond to illusion in the sense that it presents an outlined image or appearance to the human, but it does not reveal anything else. The second section is centered around physical objects. It is about “the likeness – the animals around us, and everything that grows, and the whole class of artifacts.” (VI. 510a) Physical objects relate to belief because it shows the details of the image: the object itself, the color scheme, etc. It builds the credibility of the object getting comprehended. The third section is about mathematics. It is about “using as images the thing previously imitated… is compelled to investigate on the basis of hypotheses and makes its way not to a
It deals with “shadows, then appearances produced in water and in all close-grained, smooth, bright things, and everything of the sort.” (VI. 509d) Thus shades and reflections correspond to illusion in the sense that it presents an outlined image or appearance to the human, but it does not reveal anything else. The second section is centered around physical objects. It is about “the likeness – the animals around us, and everything that grows, and the whole class of artifacts.” (VI. 510a) Physical objects relate to belief because it shows the details of the image: the object itself, the color scheme, etc. It builds the credibility of the object getting comprehended. The third section is about mathematics. It is about “using as images the thing previously imitated… is compelled to investigate on the basis of hypotheses and makes its way not to a