ideal types are intruments of thought, they shouldn´t be thought of as something that is perfect in the sense that perfect equals good, and imperfect equals bad. as instruments they are very helpful as a frame of refrence for instance.
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This is a discussion on Plato's Forms and Your Knowledge within the Articles forums, part of the Announcements category; ideal types are intruments of thought, they shouldn´t be thought of as something that is perfect in the sense that ...
ideal types are intruments of thought, they shouldn´t be thought of as something that is perfect in the sense that perfect equals good, and imperfect equals bad. as instruments they are very helpful as a frame of refrence for instance.
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