Forms were the cornerstone of Plato's metaphysics and epistemology. He used this word to mean ________

A. the genetic template for all living things.
B. tangible, physical reality
C. examples or instances in the physical world of ideal archetypes
D. the ideal archetypes or essences of all existing things.


Answer: D

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