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    The Cave of Lascaux

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    The Cave of Lascaux During the prehistoric time‚ people would express their thought by drawing many pictures in the caves and usually drew on the walls and ceilings inside the caves. The most common pictures in cave paintings are big wild animals‚ such as horses‚ tigers‚ deer‚ and tracings of human hands. Many cave paintings were found all over Europe and usually‚ they were on the wall of abandoned cave with the blocked entrance for many years‚ so the paintings were well preserved inside the

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    fall into one of two broad categories. Paintings and engravings found in caves along walls and ceilings are referred to as "parietal" art. The caves where paintings have been found are not likely to have served as shelter‚ but rather were visited for ceremonial purposes. The second category‚ "mobiliary" art‚ includes small portable sculpted objects which are typically found buried at habitation sites. In the painted caves of western Europe‚ namely in France and Spain‚ we witness the earliest unequivocal

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    the idol of the cave

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    The idol of the Cave In Francis Bacon‚ The Four Idols are described as the causes of the human error in the pursuit of knowledge. The four idols are‚ the idol of tribe‚ the idol of cave‚ the idol of the marketplace and the idol of the theater. The idol of the cave is defined as those which arise with in the mind of the individual. This idol is common to all human beings. Francis Bacon stated that “The lofty and discursive puts together the finest and most general resemblances” (2). Francis Bacon

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    even when they conflict with Hamlet’s‚ but always constructively. Horatio’s willingness to question those of Hamlet’s decisions that he considers rash is demonstrated when‚ upon the arrival of the ghost of Hamlet’s father‚ he seeks to dissuade Hamlet from following it‚ stating‚ "What if it tempt you toward the flood‚ my lord?/ Or to the dreadful summit of the cliff/.../And there assume some horrible form/ Which might deprive your sovereignty of reason..." (1.4.77-78‚80-81). Horatio’s friendship with

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    Cave and Apology

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    The Cave Analogy‚ further explained the reasoning behind Socrates’ beliefs and actions. Overall‚ the cave represents real knowledge in the world compared to the fallacies society presents. The inside of the cave signifies a bell jar‚ encouraging naivety and ignorance‚ while the truths of the outside world linger just on the other side of the cave walls. The enlightened men walk around the perimeter and only through them can prisoners of the cave escape to freedom and truth. Via The Cave Analogy

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    Cave Paintings.

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    paintings on cave walls found near Lascaux‚ France represent the earliest surviving examples of the artistic expression of early people. Using the natural rock contours that suggest the volume of the animals‚ these ’primitive’ people of the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) painted evocative and startlingly accurate representations of the animals that were such an important part of their lives. Cows‚ bulls‚ horses‚ bison‚ and deer are among the animals seen on the subterranean walls of these caves. These paintings

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    The analogy of the cave tells us nothing about reality. Discuss [10] To explain the way in which Plato’s analogy of the cave could tell us something about reality‚ one could use the example of a small town‚ in the middle of nowhere. Many people live in this town‚ and it has a school‚ a church‚ a post office and a shop. The population of the town rarely leave to visit other places. These people can be considered to be the prisoners in Plato’s analogy‚ chained together‚ facing a blank wall‚ assuming

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    Leaving the Cave

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    Leaving the Cave 1. According to the author‚ what do most people think happiness consists of? * Most people think that happiness is consisted of looking good‚ having a nice car‚ nice clothes‚ and a life based on the images and truth of popular magazines and television “reality” shows. According to the author says that people do not know the reality because the materialistic illusion makes people to be happy. 2. In Plato’s myth‚ what takes place in the cave that relates to the material

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    Chauvet Caves

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    was formed. Ancient art dates from 2012 BCE to 2012 CE. CE was formally referred to as AD‚ or Anno Domini‚ the year of our Lord‚ but changed as we became a more global society‚ Art is an important tool in our history because unlike written word which can be misconstrued when a person views art‚ you see it exactly as the artist envisioned it. ANCIENT ART Chauvet Caves Panel of Lions- Chauvet

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    HARRISON CAVES

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    stretches from Mt. Gilboa in St. Lucy to Chimborazo in St. Joseph reaching a height of approximately 1‚116ft (340m). The landscape dips in St George forming the St. George Valley‚ separating the main limestone areas in the northeast from the lower limestone ridge at the south in the Christ Church area. Terraces and Cliffs - West & South These surface features are on the western and southern side of the island and stretch from the north in St Lucy to the south in Christ Church. West side: Rises from the

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