Reflection on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave The “Allegory of the Cave” starts off as a story told by Socrates to Glaucon. In this story‚ a group of people live in a cave underground. They are bound and unable to move or turn their heads‚ and so can only look straight in front of them. Before them is a wall and behind them a fire burns. Others in the cave pass before
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The point that Plato is trying to make is that everybody is capable of learning; however‚ the only way we will actually learn is if we turn our whole body and look at the sun. When Plato says that the only way to turn from darkness to light is by "turning the whole body"(Plato‚ trans C.D.C Reeve‚ Hacket‚ 1999‚ p.212)‚ he means that we must turn our soul to the light. When we turn to the light‚ it will help us gain knowledge‚ and it can make our soul healthy. With a healthy soul‚ our life force is
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to find the universal law explaining nature phenomena. Explore nature require observation and mathematical interpretation. As I understand the achievements of scientists‚ my way of interpreting science has changed. Plato (428-348 B.C.) used the ‘Allegory of Cave’ illustrated the theory of ‘Ideas and Forms’ in Republica : there are world of forms and sensible world. “The senses are chains that tie us down; the route to knowledge is through philosophical reflection” (Lindberg 14). Truth is changeless
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shows a story that teaches a lesson on the mind and its deepest desires‚ taking Macbeth an unambitious man and turning him into a power hungry maniac. Through Shakespeare’s use of ghosts‚ apparitions‚ illusions‚ and ambition he is able to build an allegory that shows the folly of hungering for power and plotting against those that are innocent. The hallucinations that macbeth observes show the internal feeling of guilt that Macbeth has about the murder of his cousin and good friend‚ Banquo. The ghost
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Some people said their life is like Truman’s life. Because their life were control of another. And they’re not living in their own life. To know who really we are‚ we need to do the same thing like Truman did. The Truman Show is kind a parallel with Allegory of the Cave because Truman and the prisoners both were trapped in some’s cage. They didn’t know their reality is not real. The escape prisoner and Truman were finally discovered the truth outside the world. They realize their past is nothing but
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within the limits of reason and morality. Having freedom equals having the power to think‚ to speak‚ and to act without externally imposed restrains. As a matter of fact‚ finding freedom in order to live free is the common idea in Plato with "The Allegory of the Cave"; Henry David Thoreau with " Where I lived and What I lived for"; and Jean Paul Sartre with " Existentialism". Generally‚ Plato‚ Thoreau‚ and Sartre suggested that human life should be free. They differ in what that freedom is. Plato
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The same principle principle and cleaner sweeping machine‚ includes the main brush‚ side brush‚ garbage storage box‚ the filter device to complete the cleaning tasks. 1) category.2 rendezvous side brush from the outside to the inside of the corner and other hard to reach the rubbish into the main brush can eliminate the main brush (brush) that) then the garbage‚ and even bigger garbage thrown into the garbage storage box up after.3) located in the anterior portion of the pumping system produce strong
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Question: How are Hawaiian honeycreepers well-adapted to their specific environment but not to other types of environments in Hawaiʻi? Context/Background: Well‚ it could be the concept of evolution. Once a species got here‚ it became isolated from its population during its generation. Genetic factors overtime then cause the Hawaiian Honeycreepers to adapt to their surroundings and they became known as a new species. There are many different types of Hawaiian Honeycreepers and they all are
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Road sweeper is undoubtedly to sweep the floor‚ which is a cleaning tool‚ is divided into ordinary type‚ electric type‚ mechanical type‚ but the sweeper is a more advanced cleaning tools‚ light and convenient‚ time-saving‚ simple operation‚ and love with‚ any hard surface flooring‚ wood‚ marble‚ tile‚ plywood the mud‚ polishing floor can be used‚ and can remove any dust‚ hair‚ sand‚ iron broken etc.. The sweeping machine is suitable for hotels‚ shopping malls‚ like building and other major public
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thought. In The Republic‚ Plato presents the Allegory of the Cave. The Allegory of the Cave poses “the degrees in which our nature may be enlightened or unenlightened” (227). The allegory also serves as an insight into the life of a philosopher‚ and it proposes the place of philosophy in the world. The allegory illustrates the conflicts that philosophers may face while they attempt to determine the truth about the world and its nature. The Allegory of the Cave begins with Plato asking the reader
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