Cave paintings have been a mystery to many people ever since their discovery‚ causing many different theories about why our ancestors went into the caves to create their art. An early theory was that it was just art for art’s sake. It was just something to pass the time and had no meaning. Others believe that the paintings were made by Shamans. The Shaman is the spiritual leader of the people and he would have went in the caves for spiritual guidance. Since our ancestors were hunters and gatherers
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Paleolithic era of hunting and gathering. For example‚ when art historians look at the cave paintings in the Lascaux Cave in France‚ some believe what they are seeing is a religious ritual where the hunters are asking the gods or deities for a successful hunt. They base this conclusion by comparing the size and detail of the animals vs. the smaller size and lack of detail in the people. When you look at the cave painting this does make sense. Here you have sticklike small men shooting arrows into
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of the cave in Plato’s Republic The allegory of the cave signifies the position humanity is in prior and after obtaining knowledge. With the allegory of the cave presented towards us as a utility or a stepping stone into further realization. Where prior to knowledge humans are considered like puppets‚ controlled by people as they wish. Through the allegory we are to see the effects and consequences of which knowledge will bring. The cave’s main representation from the allegory of the cave is that
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The Matrix‚ The Cave And Meditations PHIL 201 John L. Hill II Liberty University John Hill Professor Allyn Kyes Philosophy 201 October 18‚ 2012 The Matrix‚ The Cave And Meditations Thesis: There are many similarities in the Matrix ( Wachowski‚ Andy‚ and Lana Wachowski 1999 )‚ The Allegory of the Cave ( Plato ) and Meditation I of The Things of Which We May Doubt ( Decartes‚ 1641 ). It appears as you take a close look at the Matrix that it is a retelling of “The
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Karla Saenz FIN3010 Dr.Mustafa Sayim Chapters 8-10 Chapter 8: CTACR If a project with conventional cash flows has a payback period less than its life‚ can you definitely state the algebraic sign of the NPV? Why or why not? No you cannot because you don’t know wether there is a cutoff time or how long it will take to pay off the amount. Just because it will pay itself back does not mean it will be a positive investment to take in. Suppose a project has conventional cash flows and a
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Final Exam 1. In “Homo Loquens‚” Marshall Poe describes his theories on speech communication. Within his ideas‚ he points out disadvantages in speech‚ and how society tends to interpret it. One disadvantage that Poe pointed out was the idea of privacy‚ and how with speech‚ nothing can ever be private. “You have to be pretty good with masks‚ makeup‚ or false mustaches to fool anyone looking right at you‚ and most of us aren’t” (Poe 39). This quote is interesting because the masks‚ and the makeup
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In The Matrix as well as in the Allegory of the cave‚ state a similar meaning of one living in a world with a greater truth. Both The Allegory by Plato and the Matrix‚ speake and argue about a prison‚ a prison within our life and our world that one does not know of. Similarities are drawn between both the story and the movie. It gives one an idea of what Plato stated in his philosophical allegory in a more modern time‚ compare to the year Plato wrote the allegory. Both stories are common in the
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Jane Yolen‚ in her novel Briar Rose‚ has used an allegory of Briar Rose or Sleeping Beauty as a metaphor to hide the real experiences and emotions suffered from the Holocaust during World War Two. The development and techniques employed within the story are extremely effective for the use of the allegory. Yolen has used a number of techniques to assist in the use of the allegory. She has used the title Briar Rose‚ Yolen has selected this specific title as it is another name for Sleeping Beauty‚
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Some say that Religion and Wisdom go hand in hand. That one is unable to thrive without the other. In this Explanatory Synthesis I will discuss Karen Armstrong and Robert Thurman beliefs and differences about the two subjects. I am going to be using the section “Homo Religiosus” written by Armstrong and the section “Wisdom” written by Thurman to compare the author’s views. Robert Thurman is one of the first Americans to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk. He is a scholar‚ translator‚ activist
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DEONTOLOGY Deontology is a form of philosophy centered around the principles of eighteenth century philosopher Immanuel Kant. Its name comes from the Greek words deon and logos‚ meaning the study of duty. The basis of deontology is to assess a person’s character by how well he or she follows moral rules‚ even if by doing so‚ tragic results occur. It is in direct contrast to consequentialism‚ a form of ethics that determines the morality of actions by the results they produce
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