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    species of Chiropterawere collected from three (3) caves at Minalungao National Park such as Maipit Cave‚ Minalungao Caveand Makatulang Cave. Exact location was determined using the Global Positioning System (GPS). Consequently‚ abiotic factors such as air temperature and humidity were determined using thermo-anemometer and sling psychrometer respectively. The collected Chiropterans were placed in a appropriate bags and properly labelled. The Maipit Cave is located at 15° 31’ N‚ 121 ° 14’ E with an elevation

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    Allegory of the Cave‚ where prisoners are used to convey the message of illusions as well as representing the idea of us as human beings being “imprisoned in our own bodies” (Magee‚ 2016‚ p.31). For instance‚ as one of the prisoners succeeded in escaping the cave‚ and consequently attempted in gaining knowledge on the world outside‚ he was later regarded as “unintelligible” (Magee‚ 2016‚ p.31) as the other prisoners did not believe him due to being unaware of the idea of life outside the cave existing so

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    Cave Art and Paintings and Their Meaning Dr.Elaine Marchello Vsc 160D1 001 Nov 20 2011 Paintings are one of the earliest discovered traces of art‚ and people first found them on the relics of the Aurignacian time period. Those paintings were drawn on the cave walls and ceilings‚ probably 32‚000 years ago. There are a lot of conjectures about the meaning of cave paintings‚ some people believe that those pictures are used to communicate with others‚ but others ascribe a kind of

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    Title: The Allegory of the Cave    Author: Plato    Date of Publication: First transcribed circa fourth century BC    Genre: Philosophical Dialogues‚ Parable/Allegory    Historical information about the period of publication:  The Peloponnesian war between Sparta and Athens was taking place and Plato saw  the military service during the course of the war. It had an impact on politics and  philosophy and the uprising of democracy made the ability to speak and debate become  important. The Sophists became very influential

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    Explain the Analogy of the Cave in Plato’s Republic. Plato uses the analogy of the cave to illustrate the varying degrees of human nature between enlightened and unenlightenment. The varying degrees in enlightenment refer to the varying degrees in which we understand reality. For Plato‚ the highest degree of knowledge‚ or enlightenment‚ is the perception of the “essential Form of Goodness” Plato splits the varying degrees between enlightenment and illustrate epistemology. The stage furthest

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    Explain Plato’s Analogy of the cave. (25) Plato uses an analogy to help describe his philosophical ideas about the physical world and the World of Forms‚ he attempts to use the analogy to explain the difference between the two worlds. Plato uses his analogy to explain to others why the world of appearances is nothing but an illusion. Plato believes that reality must be found in the infinite World of Forms. The cave analogy is often said to be allegorical‚ meaning that different elements of the

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    about the Allegory of the Cave. However‚ the movie can also be loosely related to Plato’s noumenal and phenomenal realms in the sense that it is hard to tell the difference between the intelligible and sensible realms. Plato’s beliefs are interpreted and modernized in the movie‚ which demonstrate the four truths that Plato realizes in his Allegory of the Cave conclusions. Pleasantville helps the audience understand the conclusions Plato draws from the Allegory of the Cave. Plato’s first conclusion

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    In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave there were multiple beliefs brought upon by the prisoners of this cave. The prisoners of the cave are supposed to parallel everyday people in the sense of how reality is perceived. The prisoners of the cave believed and only knew that reality of the shadows and developed their own belief structure and way of processing that information. Plato connected that to everyday people due to the fact that although we strongly believe the reality we have made for ourselves‚

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    In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave‚ a group of prisoners are chained inside a cave. The only thing the prisoners can see are shadows from events happening outside displayed on the wall. One of the prisoners is finally set free and leaves the cave. After seeing everything there is to see outside‚ he returns to the cave to inform the other prisoners of what awaits them. Instead of the other prisoners listening to him‚ they refuse to believe what he is saying. The focus of this story is not about what

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    Neilson Philosophy & Ethics 14 October 2010 The Allegory of the Cave and The Matrix Book VII of The Republic begins with Socrates’ “Allegory of the Cave.” The purpose of this allegory is to “make an image of our nature in its education and want of education” in other words‚ it illustrates Socrates’ model of education. In addition‚ the allegory corresponds perfectly to the analogy of the divided line. However‚ this Cave Analogy is also an applicable theme in modern times‚ for example‚ the

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