Plato suggested that objects emit faint copies of themselves, or "eidola," by means of which we perceive those objects.

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This is true. Plato believed in the theory of Forms, in which objects in the physical world are imperfect copies of perfect, eternal Forms that exist in a separate realm. In this theory, objects emit eidola, or faint copies of themselves, which allow us to perceive them.

Plato Suggested That Objects Emit Faint Copies of Themselves, or "Eidola