Plato’s Allegory of the cave
Soto, Jorge
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Professor Kimber
11/14/12
We often wonder if reality is as real as it seems, and if we are part of a world that is real or fictional. Everyday before our eyes, we expose ourselves to objects; those whom we have comprised ideas of universal design. Take a bus for example, to see it pass by once, twice, or three times a day is no surprise to us. Similarly, we live with those things all the time, whether it’s our bed, a clock, a television, a car, or a chair. But when our eyes fix themselves to new objects, which at first we have vague ideas or lack prior knowledge about, we dumbfound ourselves and think it is “out of this world”. Gradually we incorporate it into our lives; spreading new knowledge. Just think of the time cell phones first came out and how …show more content…
Reality 's Shows, programs and Showbiz shows are part of a dream world for us, we do not have much to do or say about it, but comment (like conversations between prisoners about the shadows). Along with these situations mentioned above, is how we come to realization of not wanting to remove that band that is tied to our eyes, now knowing that it’s an unreal world although we still consider necessary for our life because we always see a TV series or a showbiz and take importance that is more than required, and assimilate it into our daily lives.
We imagine "what if ..." and more than ever we think that at some point in our life we can pass something similar to what is shown on screen, therefore we connect emotionally. The need for self-improvement in every individual lies in our consciousness. It is in us (and only us), the decision of wanting to know more, to explore this "cave" to carry an ideal end, which is to have an philosophical abstract
(Invoked by this sun, “the good”), which goes beyond what world shows us every day, it is to have another look towards