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The simplest explanation is that it's not something that can be taken at face value, because there's always a bit of interpretation and uniqueness for each cosmology regardless of how close they are to a certain material that they used as a reference.This question is pretty straightforward: Can someone explain why Platonic concepts are not considered transcendent in comparison to the cosmologies they create?
For instance, if a cosmology is considered Low 2-C, then why shouldn't a Platonic concept be Low 1-C? Considering y'know, whatever is not Platonic is considered a “shadow” of a Platonic concept
I hope that the answer is not simply "it's a No Limits Fallacy" because that would most definitely contradict Plato's teachings from what i have read so far.
The moment someone adds more unique elements to a certain cosmology, it becomes Plato-inspired instead of pure Platonism. And that is the same for basically tons of neo-platonic branches that develop their own cosmologies or view of the world based on what Plato and various other philosophers said.
What I do look into in any Plato-inspired work is the difference between the lower and higher realms and what that difference means. There's a lot to be deduced depending on the neo-platonic branch, such as the ones seen in Proclus' Metaphysical Elements. But of course, what basically any of these branches state does go against the very notion of Battleboarding, but not all. Some branches do allow for non-physical beings that do have their own notion of change, although still different from the place of time and space that the physical world is.
But of course, what it really means will depend on the fictional work in question, at that point the real-life inspiration can be seen as a rough guide to maybe understanding what is happening in the work, but not really an absolute that will overwrite what is in the work (Although that sometimes can happen, with Digimon, for example, there's a lot of overwriting of previous stories and concepts to fit with modern concepts that aren't explained, just assumed to be a part of the new material because yes).