Plato‚ Descartes‚ and The Matrix Kyra Eigenberger Liberty University Deception is the foundational issue prevalent in The Matrix‚ Plato’s allegory of the cave‚ and Rene Descartes meditations. In each of these excerpts the goal of answering the question of what is real and how to uncover the truth is essential. Another question that arises throughout all three excerpts is whether or not the individuals will be able to handle the truth when it is finally learnt. In The Matrix Morpheus reveals
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In Book III of The Republic‚ Plato addresses the basic principles of education and the role of censorship in a just nation. He begins by compiling that education should consist of music‚ and poetry for the rational part of the soul‚ and physical education for the spirited part of the soul. Both together generate a harmony in the soul which is‚ the ultimate goal of education. Plato then states that education in music and poetry begins before the physical training. He then describes that beginning
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In The Republic by Plato‚ a meta-ethical question is raised “What is justice?” The meaning of justice may mean almost anything in today’s society. During Plato’s time‚ however‚ justice is intimately connected with fairness. It is the idea that people should get what they deserve. Benevolence and mercy may lead us to give people more than they deserve but justice insists on them getting all and only what they deserve: nothing more‚ nothing less. In his infamous passage where Thrasymachus argues that
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Plato and the Affect of Art and Poetry In the Republic of Plato‚ the famous philosopher that followed in the footsteps of Socrates‚ Plato created the ideal society in which would only be successful if its citizens were "just." Every being in his Republic has a certain telos‚ or destiny in life‚ which must be followed in order for the Polis to thrive. Their actions are guided by their desire to discover and attain knowledge of the absolute truth or true "form." These forms are an aspect of reality
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In Plato ’s "The Allegory of the Cave‚" Socrates tells an allegory of the hardship of understanding reality. Using metaphors Socrates compares a prisoner in an underground cave who is exploring a new strange world he never knew of to people who are trying to find a position of knowledge in reality. Through it‚ Plato attempts to map a man ’s journey through education and describes what is needed to achieve a perfect society. According to Socrates‚ most people tend to rely on their senses excessively
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justice? I would definitely have to disagree‚ but by the same token‚ he had thousands of followers. The thought of this is heinous and ludicrous‚ but it is the truth. I think that a similar argument could be made against Plato. To me‚ Plato errs in his definition of justice. Plato comes up with the Kallipolis‚ his idea of a just society. In this society‚ he strives for perfection. However‚ he is definitely in contradiction. The problem with this "just" society that he fabricated is that many injustices
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The "Allegory of the cave " by Plato discusses a theory Plato has regarding perception. Plato believes that the people held in the cave a certain perspective on looking at the world. He also argues that perception is nothing more of an opinion and in order to test its certainty philosophy must be involved. Because opinions are not the actual truth‚ we must gain truth through philosophy. The cave represents how people gain knowledge through their senses. Plato uses the cave to illustrate that people
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Plato vs. Aristotle Plato and Aristotle‚ two very well known philosophers‚ by definition are knowledge lovers‚ who held different ways of thinking on that of creation‚ politics‚ and love‚ consequently the teacher of Aristotle‚ who was Plato‚ holds different views on all of those matters. Creation‚ the beginning process of life either given from God‚ or an actual "higher form" which was Plato’s idea‚ or passed through from evolution‚ from which Aristotle sided with is one example of their differences
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of "The State" is clearly stated in Plato’s "The Republic". He tells us that "A State‚ I said arises‚ as I conceive‚ out of the needs of mankind; no one is self sufficing‚ but all of us have many wants..." When I first read that I had no idea what that line really meant‚ but when it was explained it simply meant that the State comes from our wants or desires‚ and as human beings we have an insatiable appetite for almost everything. And yet Plato also says that no individual can supply all of the
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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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