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Platonism, an Uncommon card
Platonism is the philosophy of Plato and philosophical systems closely derived from it, considered the opposite of nominalism, or anti-realism.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 148
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Power 148 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Platonism quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Platonism card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Platonism has had a ______ influence on Western thought.
Answer
profound. Platonism has had a profound influence on Western thought. From the Platonism article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Inverse trigonometric functions. Inverse trigonometric functions 82 · Operational amplifier 77 · Hormone 74 · Platonism 71 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Platonism has had a profound influence on Western thought.
- Platonism or Platonic realism affirms the real existence of forms or abstract objects, originally to solve the problem of universals.
- Abstract objects are asserted to exist in a third realm distinct from both the sensible external world and from the internal world of consciousness.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Platonism article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Platonism
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Platonism (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Silanion, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
