Janelle thompson philosophy 101, professor sevier. february 16, 2018. republic vi-vii questions 1-51. in republic vi, at 507b2-7, plato makes a point that is central to his philosophy. what is that point? how does he relate it (at 507b9-10) to the distinction between visibility and intelligibility? plato made a point that is needed to his philosophy, we speak of beauty itself and good itself. in many cases of all thing we see can be set down as many, we can turn about and set down in accord with a single form of each and believing that there is but one. we call it "the being" of each. plato will relate the visibility and intelligibility by saying many beautiful things and everything else is visible but not as intelligible, while the forms of the intelligible are not visible.