Comparing Apology And Allegory Of The Cave Readings

There are many similarities between Socrates’ attitude about philosophy and the Good Brahmin’s (Voltaire) attitude. Both believed that wisdom and knowledge was power. If we are conformed to only what we have been told or know, we cannot grow and discover beyond what we know. We are narrow minded, for lack of experience of things and the wonders of the world, due to our surroundings. However, the more we are exposed to, the more our minds open and we start to see things, in a new light. We see new things and then begin to question and wonder about them and how they work or come to become that way. Socrates’ attitude about philosophy, was that every person, choses to do good. Even though it may be a bad or evil decision, to them it is a good decision for them. He believed no person had intentions of evil or wrong doing and if they had knowledge of wrong doing, they would choose to do good instead. The Apology and Allegory of the Cave Readings, is much like the Good Brahmin’s (Voltaire) in that we are as wise, as we engage ourselves into. If we do not venture outside our comfort zone or space, we cannot learn about the world, cultures, different people and the wonders of our environment, beauty in nature and all the other wonders and enlightenments
Travelling and experiencing life outside of what we know or our comfort zone, is what life is all about. By doing this we are able to grow and learn about other people, and in turn, we learn more about ourselves. We need to open our minds and form different opinions, rather than just agree to a set way that we are taught to think, by some one else. It is better to wonder than to just agree and have the same beliefs and opinions. That is how we learn and discover life. Experience and knowledge, is what shapes us into the people we are. That is why, there is no one that is identically alike. This should be embraced and encouraged by