The Allegory of the Cave is very important to understanding Plato. The allegory says we all live in a cave and all we can see are the shadows of reality on the cave wall. The shadows are based on reality but they are very distorted. If we rely on our own experience to understand things we will never get beyond these distorted shadows. We need a guide to take us out of the cave and into the sunlight where we can see reality as it truly is. But as we leave the cave the daylight blinds us so we need
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Plato‚ "The Allegory of the Cave" "And whereas the other so-called virtues of the soul seem to be akin to bodily qualities‚ for even when they are not originally innate they can be implanted later by habit and exercise‚ the of wisdom more than anything else contains a divine element which always remains‚ and by this conversion is rendered useful and profitable; or on the other hand‚ hurtful and useless. Did you never observe the narrow intelligence flashing from the keen eye of a clever rouge
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Philosophy‚ Plato’s The Allegory of the Cave‚ and the synopsis of The Matrix‚ there are many similarities as well as a few differences. One of the most notable differences that can be observed is that Meditations in First Philosophy begins and ends in the same reality‚ whereas The Allegory of the Cave and The Matrix begin with the deception of an alternate reality. Another difference that can be detected is the presence of forms in The Allegory of the Cave‚ which is Plato’s theory that there are
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and the Allegory of the Cave What if one were living through life completely bound and facing a reality that doesn’t even exist? The prisoners in Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave" are blind from true reality as well as the people in the movie The Matrix. They are given false images and they accept what their senses are telling them. They believe what they are experiencing is not all that really exists. Plato‚ the ancient Greek philosopher wrote "The Allegory of the Cave‚" to explain the process
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wants to believe what reality really is‚ or if he wants to go back into the “Cave”. In the story‚ “The Allegory and the Cave” by Plato‚ they hold four prisoners in a dark cave with a fire going behind them. They see shadows from the people walking outside‚ but they don’t know what they are. One prisoner is freed and sees real light‚also known as a sign of life or freedom‚ but it hurts his eyes. He goes back into the cave and tells the rest of the group what he sees but they refuse to believe him
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1. What are the subjects of the early cave paintings and for what reason‚ the archeologists believe they were painted? Use examples from your assigned readings. The subjects were animals. The meaning behind the painting of caves was thought to be because humans have a built in desire to decorate their surroundings. Scientist also believed that’s cave paintings were to help clan bonds‚ rites‚ even had ceremonies around the paintings because they thought it would increase fertility in animals which
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of the cave in Plato’s Republic The allegory of the cave signifies the position humanity is in prior and after obtaining knowledge. With the allegory of the cave presented towards us as a utility or a stepping stone into further realization. Where prior to knowledge humans are considered like puppets‚ controlled by people as they wish. Through the allegory we are to see the effects and consequences of which knowledge will bring. The cave’s main representation from the allegory of the cave is that
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Plato describes‚ in his analogy of the Myth of the Cave‚ a cave with chained prisoners watching shadows cast on the back of the wall of the cave. They hear voices and think these voices are coming from the shadows. Thus‚ believing these shadows are a reality. Plato then describes one of the prisoners becoming free from the chains. Someone then drags the prisoner upward out of the cave. Although he would be blinded by the light of the sun and the movement would be painful‚ he will be seeing the reality
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Nick Cave: Soundsuit‚ 2012 “Wow! This is beautiful”‚ I thought to myself seeing Nick Cave’s artwork titled Soundsuit. I loved each detail about the artwork at first sight‚ from the different rectangular patterns poised together to the glamorous shine it gives‚ standing at a human like shape. Looking at the Soundsuit gives me a higher level fancy feeling. This artwork reminds me of a cartoon character. This sculpture was precise with details and made me wonder what was the sculptures meaning‚ what
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of the Cave tries to show the difference between appetences and reality. Plato shows this this through people that have been chained in a cave their whole lives. He also shows his own perspective of wisdom and knowledge. He shows how people react to the unknown‚ especially when someone else knows and they don’t. He shows the idea of appearances through shadows that are cast along the cave wall that the people in the cave are facing. Now in the story one of the men gets let out of the cave and is
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