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Plato’s “The allegory of the Cave” addresses so many different areas of philosophy including‚ epistemology‚ metaphysics‚ asceticism‚ ethics‚ etc. In his allegory it is important to seek what Plato is trying to accomplish through locating his rhetorical devices‚ his tone‚ his position and arguments‚ in order to develop meaning to his allegory. Plato’s philosophies include education‚ interaction‚ individuality‚ and human nature to make his statement of what the correct path to “enlightenment” should
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Waitomo caves‚ in the central North Island of New Zealand‚ consist of a 45 km network of underground limestone caves. The limestone that makes up the Waitomo Glowworm Caves was formed about 30 million years ago when the region was beneath the sea. The limestone is a fossil rock that is made up of the shells and skeletons of dead marine animals. The shells and skeletons of millions of dead marine animals were broken down by the sea into tiny particles which slowly rested on the seabed. Over time
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Bellamar Caves are a National Monument that is located in Matanzas‚ Cuba‚ they are a set of cave with more than 23 kilometers of galleries. By the beauty of its gallery and caves‚ they were declared a National Monument. The galleries and passages of the cave started forming about 300 thousand years ago. According to the studies the caves were originally under the sea‚ part of the bat of Matanzas. While they were under sea level‚ these caves were full of water. The tectonic movements caused the area
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TITLE Of Assignment In Plato’s The Allegory of the Cave‚ the allegory narrates three prisoners in a cave who have never seen the outside world. Their arms‚ legs‚ and necks are tied to a rock so all they can see is a bare wall. Behind the prisoners is a fire that emits the shadows of statues onto the bare wall. However‚ the prisoners see the shadows on the wall as real objects because they have been there since birth. They think the shadows are the true forms because that is the only truth they
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2013 Allegory of the Cave In his book‚ Republic‚ Plato tries to explain justice through different dialogues between Socrates and other people. He explains how to live a just life‚ what a just society should be‚ and how just leadership should be taken. One of the arguments he uses to explain justice involves four stages of philosophical education. He describes them through dialogue between Socrates and Glaucon at a dinner party. Socrates uses what is called the allegory of the cave to explain the importance
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The Allegory of the Cave How does Plato’s allegory represents the activity of philosophy? 9/23/2010 HZT4Ua Diana MS. The Allegory of the Cave The Allegory of the Cave is a metaphor that can be seen to describe many aspects and situations in life that one had no control or choice over. The reason Plato uses many metaphors in his allegory is to think or ‘philosophize’ about the world around us because in fact our understanding of the world is very limited. This is due to the fact that
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In Plato’s story‚ The allegory of the cave‚ the author identifies that there are many obsticals that can hold people back from reality. There are many examples in the story that show how people can hold themselves back from reality. They talk about how‚ the cave is their only reality‚ but when they open their perspective/eyes they see a whole different view. This is important to the story because the prisoners experience their own illusion of reality‚ but they haven’t seen what their real reality
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The "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato represents an extended metaphor that is to contrast the way in which we perceive and believe in what is reality. The thesis behind his allegory is the basic tenets that all we perceive are imperfect "reflections" of the ultimate Forms‚ which subsequently represent truth and reality. The purpose of this allegory defines clearly the process of enlightenment. For a man to be enlightened‚ he must above all desire the freedom to explore and express himself. Plato’s
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Plato’s Allegory Of The Cave A Springboard For The Matrix Author: Dew Property of Dew’s Matrix Fan Page (http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/theater/9175) IMPORTANT: For those of who are writing Matrix papers for school and wish to use my site as a source remember that all the articles on this site are copyrighted. This means that you MUST list Dew’s Matrix Fan Page (http://thereisnospoon.moviefever.com or http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/theater/9175) as a source and site all references
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