Plato's Allegory Of The Cave
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
World History Honors
In reading the philosophical works of Allegory of the Cave by Plato, I have come to the conclusion that he is trying to inform about education. In the writing, to me, the cave symbolizes that they basically have a daily routine with no variables. Another way of putting that is they live in the dark. The chains represent that they are bound by their own beliefs. The shadows represent a state of paranoia because they always feel like someone is watching them. The echoes that one hears in the cave are their own reoccurring thoughts. When released from the chains the person's initial feeling is to change his ways and see things in a new light because he is scared into a new way of thinking. The light represents a clearer version of the way things should be. The “bewilderment of the eyes” shows that there is always at least two ways of thinking. …show more content…
Here, I will talk about some of his thoughts. Plato's view on education is to open your eyes because there is a lot to be learned. Plato believes that a wise man is a person using both sides of his brain. A person's willingness to reject true thinking and live in darkness means that it's always easier to do less but it pays off more in the end if you are willing to apply yourself because you tend to get more out of things. Basically, more effort will make you wiser in the
World History Honors
In reading the philosophical works of Allegory of the Cave by Plato, I have come to the conclusion that he is trying to inform about education. In the writing, to me, the cave symbolizes that they basically have a daily routine with no variables. Another way of putting that is they live in the dark. The chains represent that they are bound by their own beliefs. The shadows represent a state of paranoia because they always feel like someone is watching them. The echoes that one hears in the cave are their own reoccurring thoughts. When released from the chains the person's initial feeling is to change his ways and see things in a new light because he is scared into a new way of thinking. The light represents a clearer version of the way things should be. The “bewilderment of the eyes” shows that there is always at least two ways of thinking. …show more content…
Here, I will talk about some of his thoughts. Plato's view on education is to open your eyes because there is a lot to be learned. Plato believes that a wise man is a person using both sides of his brain. A person's willingness to reject true thinking and live in darkness means that it's always easier to do less but it pays off more in the end if you are willing to apply yourself because you tend to get more out of things. Basically, more effort will make you wiser in the