Ralph Waldo Emerson's Allegory Of The Cave

Margaret Fuller once said, “If you have knowledge, let others light their candle in it.” Although we, as individuals, acquire our knowledge in many different ways, there are universal catalysts that initiate the process of learning: self-inquiry and the influences of others. The process of self-inquiry involves not only the internal formulation of a question, but also entails one’s desire to pursue new knowledge. Through communication with others, assistance by others, and the inspiration to learn that is provided through interpersonal connections, learning can also be incited. Whether we want to believe it or not, life never stops teaching. However, it is up to us to decide if we want to continue learning. Through continued learning, we can continually absorb information that will further our intellectual growth. In class, we have been learning about philosophers and their speculations on general topics., Allegory of The Cave, written by the great philosopher

However, without positive guidance, education wouldn’t be existent in our lives. Another one of the philosophers we read is Ralph Waldo Emerson, who wrote Self-Reliance. Self-Reliance, was the evidence of individualism and how we acquire information with our surroundings; or in other words, we control what we want or do not want to absorb. We all have the ability to learn but we all have control of our actions in doing so. Sometimes the surroundings and environment we are brought into are negative. Society also has a lot if influence on the things we do. As humans we do not intentionally want to acquire the negative, so instead we use our individualism that we gain from guidance, for example, our parents to comprehend the good from the bad. We have the groundwork of learning and that is