Republic. (Discuss each of the main features of this life-style.) Which classes‚ according to Plato‚ should practice this way of living? What justification does Plato offer for advocating communism? Offer a brief critical evaluation of Plato’s communism. PHL 107 | study guide for exam 2 | page 4 2. (1) Briefly describe Plato’s allegory of the cave. (2) Then state how the allegory expresses Plato’s position on (a) the place of the Philosopher-Kings in Plato’s utopia‚ (b) Plato’s
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English 4B September 7‚ 2010 Plato’s Ideology “The Allegory of the Cave” demonstrates many of Plato’s beliefs‚ impacting the way he views education. …the power and capacity of learning exists in the soul already; and that just as the eye was unable to turn from darkness to light without the whole body‚ so too the instrument of knowledge can only by the movement of the whole soul be turned from the world of becoming into that of being… (Plato 5). This quote implies Plato’s argument that humans
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on First 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
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Allegory of The Cave Reaction Paper Plato argues that perceptions of material objects are imperfect reflections of an unchanging form of truth that can be pursued through the quest for knowledge and belief. He outlines the order in which the escaped prisoner would ascend in understanding; “At first it would be easiest to make out shadows‚ and then the images of men and things reflected in water‚ and later on the things themselves… last of all‚ he would be able to look at the sun and contemplate
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knowledge needed to succeed. In The Allegory of the Cave‚ Plato’s main message was the effects of education and the lack of it. He used the analogy of being in a cave of darkness. The only knowledge that the prisoners had been from their imagination because they haven’t experienced anything else. This holds the prisoners back from gaining the truth that is outside of the cave. Plato describes an experience of a prisoner that was able to ascend from the cave and see reality outside. He was able
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understanding‚ and thus‚ we are prisoners to our senses. Using this logic‚ Plato creates his Allegory of the Cave‚ in which he attempts to distinguish between the realms of reality and illusion by comparing different foundations of knowledge. This allegory has often been used in modern media to allow spectators to contemplate the truth of their existence; John Lennon‚ The Truman Show‚ and The Matrix have all referenced Plato. The Matrix‚ however‚ remains the best modern media provider of insight into
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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is a well-known allegory read by many scholars over the years and it continues to be taught today for its many symbols‚ theories and the categories is touches base on relating to human society. The prisoners reminds me of jail in a sense that thats what you are when your are in custody and what you can do is very limited‚ and the real world is completely cut off. Although my experiences in life do not contain on that relates to jail but this is what i first thought of
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1. Beginning on line 30‚ Plato describes a prisoner being released. What is the prisoner’s reaction to this? When Plato describes a prisoner being released‚ the captive suffers pain during the transition from illusion to reality. He does not understand the realities‚ and is frightened. Slowly‚ however‚ the prisoner’s vision is metamorphosed at being exposed to the light‚ and he understands more and more. The light is the main focus in this allegory: the prisoner’s knowledge is directly affected by
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Frank Diez 9/25/08 Humanities Prep Jeannie The Allegory of the Cave The Allegory of the Cave is a story that was written down by Plato‚ and told by Socrates many‚ many years ago. It tells of a cave containing prisoners who have been there since they were very young. Behind them is a fire that is burning‚ and between the fire and the prisoners is a road with a curtain-wall. Behind this curtain-wall are figures of wood and stone‚ including animals and men. Socrates asks if they had
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unlike other sciences. Sextus Empiricus and Plato were two pioneers of philosophy that greatly contributed to the questioning of things‚ moreover‚ being skeptical even if the things appear to be real or true. The purpose of Plato’s Allegory of the cave was to persuade readers that just because you sense (see‚ hear‚ smell‚ taste) something doesn’t mean that’s the thing you are sensing. This idea of skepticism was also supported by Empiricus‚ but unlike Plato‚ Empiricus is more radical in his skepticism
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