Essay On Allegory Of The Cave
Our Responsibility
When I first heard of the name Plato I automatically thought of playdough, even in high school I did not have a clear understanding of who this was, or why they were so important. Through the teachings in my Liberal Education class I gained the knowledge that I once did not have, not only about Plato and his teachings but also of other philosophers and writers. Plato, a student of Socrates helped continue his teachings of self-reflective philosophy and the Socratic Ignorance. This is knowing what you don’t know, and admitting to it. It is also the belief that wisdom is the property of higher power. I have had the pleasure of reading two of Plato’s most famous writings “The Apology” and “Allegory of the Cave” and discussing …show more content…
“The Allegory of the Cave” discusses how we move from what we think is the truth and what we are told is the truth, to reality, when we find out what the truth really is. The truth being information and knowledge about things. He also discusses “how it is that education is essential to this process” (Whipps, Lake, Pettibone, Wendland, Wolverton, pg.48). Plato suggests that we should live a life of finding the truth and making the most out of it, and in turn helping others find the truth. Another author that has stood out to me in our readings is Adrienne Rich and her writing “Claiming an Education”. Along with being an author Adrienne was “also an activist, engaged in anti-war, feminist and lesbian movements” (Whipps, Lake, Pettibone, Wendland, Wolverton, pg.83). In her writing “Claiming an Education” she discusses education, more importantly a woman’s education. In the second paragraph I feel that she sums up her thoughts on education very well, she says that “you cannot afford to think of being here to receive an education; you will do much better to think of yourselves as being here to claim one.” (Rich, pg.83). Another one of the biggest things I have taken from her teachings is that it takes
When I first heard of the name Plato I automatically thought of playdough, even in high school I did not have a clear understanding of who this was, or why they were so important. Through the teachings in my Liberal Education class I gained the knowledge that I once did not have, not only about Plato and his teachings but also of other philosophers and writers. Plato, a student of Socrates helped continue his teachings of self-reflective philosophy and the Socratic Ignorance. This is knowing what you don’t know, and admitting to it. It is also the belief that wisdom is the property of higher power. I have had the pleasure of reading two of Plato’s most famous writings “The Apology” and “Allegory of the Cave” and discussing …show more content…
“The Allegory of the Cave” discusses how we move from what we think is the truth and what we are told is the truth, to reality, when we find out what the truth really is. The truth being information and knowledge about things. He also discusses “how it is that education is essential to this process” (Whipps, Lake, Pettibone, Wendland, Wolverton, pg.48). Plato suggests that we should live a life of finding the truth and making the most out of it, and in turn helping others find the truth. Another author that has stood out to me in our readings is Adrienne Rich and her writing “Claiming an Education”. Along with being an author Adrienne was “also an activist, engaged in anti-war, feminist and lesbian movements” (Whipps, Lake, Pettibone, Wendland, Wolverton, pg.83). In her writing “Claiming an Education” she discusses education, more importantly a woman’s education. In the second paragraph I feel that she sums up her thoughts on education very well, she says that “you cannot afford to think of being here to receive an education; you will do much better to think of yourselves as being here to claim one.” (Rich, pg.83). Another one of the biggest things I have taken from her teachings is that it takes