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Quote by: Morality Games  I'm not writing a dissertation, but that Plato presupposes there exists a transcendant world 'above' the physical from which the particulars of our universe derive is a standard feature |
He doesn't presuppose it. He infers it as a necessity if we are to have a standard of judgment.
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The reason a chair breaks and a wall is dented when Person A smashes a chair against a wall is because the physical relation between the objects allows them to communicate with one another, informing each other what to do (break, be dented). There is a science studying this and other similar phenomenon. It is called physics. How does a non-physical substance communicate with the brain, informing it what to do? That is an objection against dualism.
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As I said I don't hold a dualism, however, we cannot be sure it is not true. To do so would be similar to what theists do when they say "you cannot prove the world was created naturally without God therefore a God is necessary." Just because it cannot be understood does not mean it is wrong.