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    names out there is Plato. The greek meaning of the name plato meant “Broad Shouldered”.Plato was around during 428 - 347 B.C and was one of the most influential philosophers of his time. During Plato’s early life was around Peloponnese War and grew into his teenage years around the time of Athens defeat of Spartan. Plato was descendants of Athenian Nobles on both sides of his family. Plato’s father Ariston died when plato was young and his mother Perictione remarried. Plato destined to be an

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    cave painting

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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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    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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    underlying capacity and resource theories of divided attention‚ with reference to the multiple resource model‚ the impact of inattention blindess and change blindess‚

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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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    society‚ whether it be a totalitarian society‚ or a democratic society. In Plato’s Republic‚ Socrates and his interlocutors discuss how to educate children. Is it right to keep them censored‚ or should they be allowed to study all and every subject(s). The education of children is very important because they are the future of the society. They are the possible rulers‚ philosophers‚ guardians‚ and so on. So‚ it is important to shape them wisely. This concept is no different than what shapes our society

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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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    Explain Plato’s teaching about reality in his analogy of the cave. In Plato’s analogy of the cave he suggests that the prisoners are held back by their senses telling them that the world that they see is in fact reality‚ whereas Plato disagrees with this. Plato believed that once the escapee (Philosopher) is outside of the cave‚ that they can use the power of reason to truly know what reality is. He believes that the world around us is not real‚ and that the world of the forms is the true reality

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    Metaphysics: Plato’s greatest contribution to modern society is found in his theories relating to metaphysics. These is now referred to as Platonism (or Exaggerated Realism). Plato divides his world into two aspects: the intelligible world and the perceptual world. The Perceptual world: Plato saw the perceptual world around us as imperfect copies of the intelligible forms or ideas. The Intelligible world: Forms are unchangeable and perfect‚ and only comprehensible by the use of intellect and understanding

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    “A Class Divided” The video “A Class Divided” was about an exercise in discrimination. Jane Elliot‚ a 3rd grade teacher in an all-white town in Iowa‚ decided to teach her students about discrimination and the effects that it has on people. She started the exercise by asking her class about national brotherhood week‚ what it means to them‚ and if there are people in America who are not treated like brothers. Her students told her yes‚ that black and Indians were not treated as brothers. With

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