For this specific comparative analysis, I have chosen to compare the nonfiction article written by Kelly Fields and “The allegory of the cave” by Plato. Although both stories may seem unrelated, their moral are more closely related than the stories themselves. Both stories show how certain people overcome what they have always known, and some get trapped in the ways they have always known as normal to life. Life is about getting out and exploring; enjoying what there is to know about the world around
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Through the so-called allegory of the cave (514a-520e), a form of justice is implied which revolves around defining that what is best for the whole as that what is most just. This is quite similar to a more explicit definition of justice presented earlier, in Book IV of the Republic, where justice is defined as individuals doing that which they are most suited to (433a-b). The implications of these definitions, however, bring about some subtle differences in the definitions themselves. Once they
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The Allegory of the Cave is Plato's explanation of the education of the soul toward enlightenment. He sees it as what happens when someone is educated to the level of philosopher. He contends that they must "go back into the cave" or return to the everyday world of politics, greed and power struggles. The Allegory also attacks people who rely upon or are slaves to their senses. The chains that bind the prisoners are the senses. The fun of the allegory is to try to put all the details of the cave into
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metaphor “The Allegory of the Cave” to describe the four levels of knowledge. In “The Allegory of the Cave” Plato portrays four different stages in a cave. These four different stages are metaphors that describe what he believed to be the different stages of knowledge: imagination, thought, understanding and good. He illustrates his metaphor by depicting a group of prisoners who have spent their entire life in the darkened cave and their passage through the distinct stages of the cave, with them starting
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of coming out the cave and so they end up staying in the same place in life, not growing, not living, and more importantly, they aren’t increasing their knowledge. As for those who have more audacity, they walk out of the cave and gain knowledge, allowing them to grow and expand. I have never been hit so hard with knowledge in my schooling years and it completely mind-blown me to learn such a fascinating concept. I will never forget what Plato had created, the Allegory of the Cave because I love literature
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is always better than a well dressed lie; however, the naked truth may not always be the easiest thing to hear. Finding truth can be a tedious task or an emotional roller coaster to those who are blind(687) to it. Plato discusses this in his Allegory of a Cave. Most people would rather just distance themselves from the truth than to risk finding it; however, it is better to find truth before a big surprise. There are many reasons why few people search for truth and that is because of their narrow-mindedness
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just be a figment of our (or someone else’s) imagination. However, this fear is not a purely modern/postmodern concern; the idea that we aren’t fully aware of the real world was present in the ancient philosophy of Plato, specifically with the Allegory of the Cave. In modern philosophy, this school of thought,
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Allegory of the Cave The allegory of the cave revolves around a conversation between Socrates and Glaucon, who was Socrates’ student (Pearcy). Plato designed “Allegory of the Cave” as a theory to concentrate on human perception (Trumpeter). Plato refers to knowledge being acquired by the senses as an opinion, but that real knowledge is attained by philosophical reasoning. Plato describes the difference between people who can not differentiate between sensory knowledge to reach the truth and people
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English 1A- Hong Assignment 2 Rationalism and Skepticism (Prompt 2) Samar Al-Haqab Samar Al-Haqab Mr. Lyman Hong English 1A October 8th, 2013 Rationalism and Skepticism: Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave and Wachowski’s The Matrix Today’s modern media and society are greatly influenced by not-so-modern artists, philosophers, and writers. We have all watched, read, or analyzed something that was based off of the idea of someone before
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521d In Book VII, Socrates presents the most beautiful and famous metaphor in Western philosophy: the allegory of the cave. This metaphor is meant to illustrate the effects of education on the human soul. Education moves the philosopher through the stages on the divided line, and ultimately brings him to the Form of the Good. Socrates describes a dark scene. A group of people have lived in a deep cave since birth, never seeing the light of day. These people are bound so that they cannot look to either
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