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The Allegory Of The Cave, By Plato

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Plato discussed a two layer view of what he perceived as reality; the world of becoming and the world of being. The world of becoming is the physical world we perceive through our senses. In the physical world there is always change. The world of being is the world of forms, or ideas. It is absolute, independent, and transcendent. It never changes and yet causes the essential nature of things we perceive in the world. These two perceptions are what Plato describes as the divided line or the journey of self discovery. This progression of the spirit, that can never be reached, becomes the ideal. Plato’s discussions include the involvement of the soul. It is clear, that the main reason for dealing with the soul is to achieve this state …show more content…

This has similarities with Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. In the Allegory of the Cave, man is chained and suddenly leaves the cave to have his eyes opened. In the Garden of Eden, man is commanded by God to not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. “And the Lord God commanded of man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” (Genesis 16-17) While both describe essentially the same situation, each accentuates only the characteristics that equate with its theme. Plato’s ideas are of the ills of the life of ignorance, in the Bible, the benefits of the life of permanence and purity. Plato emphasizes the lack of freedom in the cave, while Genesis stresses the lack of responsibility; Plato critically describes the lack of change within the cave, while the Bible passage extols the lack of conflict; Plato reveals the perceived truths of the cave as illusions, while the equally surreal truths of the Garden are ascribed to divine power. But both bestow the ideals of enlightenment, individuality, freedom, wisdom, and show a relationship between …show more content…

We must gain a way to conceive spiritually, or at least non-materially. It is from this standpoint that the kingdom of heaven can be within you. Just as the wholeness of your personality is present in each cell of your body, the entire kingdom of heaven is within you. It is significance, a meaning, we call it the spirit. It does not require space to exist. Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is within you. If you empty yourself and transcend materialism, you will stand by the spirit. “Give and it shall be given”, says Christ in the Bible. The Bhagavad-Gita states; “Knowing the fruit of virtue assigned to knowledge of sacred lore, to sacrifices, to penances, and to acts of charity, the man of discipline transcends all this and ascends to the place of pure beginning.”(Gita, 8th teaching pg 83). You must know yourself and then you can transcend into the world of enlightenment. “Those who know themselves are enlightened.” (Daodejing, chapter

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This message entails people's outlook on reality and the perception that is presented to them. Overall I believe that Plato’s allegory has proved to exemplify a more effective transition from illusion to reality due to its relatability to Socrates message depicting human perception and

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That is just the beginning of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”. His allegory envisions the world as a dark cave, the human beings as prisoners who are trapped and every life experience as nothing but shadows on a wall. Plato’s theory, with the cave, represents people who believe that knowledge comes from what we see and or hear in the world. The shadows represent those who believe that what they see should be taken as the truth, but if you believe that then you are merely seeing a shadow of the

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Socrates’s allegory of the cave in Plato’s Republic Book VII is an accurate depiction of how people can be blinded by what they are only allowed to see. The allegory does have relevance to our modern world. In fact, all of us as a species are still in the “cave” no matter how intelligent or enlightened we think we have become. In Plato’s Republic Book VII, Socrates depicts the scenario in a cave where there are prisoners who are fixed only being able to look at the shadows on the wall which are projections of things passing between them and the light source.

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Two truths can be contradictory, but that does not make them any less true. The truth is just the way people perceive, or want to perceive truth. Plato, a Greek philosopher from the Classical Greek era, wrote Allegory of the Cave. Allegory of the Cave is a great depiction of perception of the truth, and how the truth can be different for different people. What some people might find to be true can be false to others; however, both truths are as true as people make them.

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And there is another world which is inside our own, permanent and in perfect order. This is real reality. Plato believes that the ultimate aim of an intelligent person should be take out the reality in outer surface. To achieve this a person need to see through the both sense and realms. Plato sees the human individual made up of three conflicting elements: passion, intellect and will.

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Plato splits the human soul up into three parts. Each part corresponds to a certain area of the body. The parts are referred to as reason, spirit, and appetite. According to Plato, all people fall into one of these three categories based on the type of characteristics that are leading their soul. The parts also determine how you live your life.

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Searching for the truth is very challenging, as the world today entrenched in lies. Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” briefly tells a story about cavemen being chained on most parts of their body, restring all movement including their head, since childhood. Then, he discussed the consequences inflicted onto the cavemen, specifically their perspective towards the truth after being chained for a long period of time in the dark cave, which resembles many events occurring in a person’s daily life. Based on the discussed effects, the author argues that human beings should always seek the real meaning of truth.

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Mary Richardson October 19th, 2014 Philosophy 220g Damnjanovic Paper: Throughout this paper I will demonstrate how Plato’s belief that there are two realms influences his conception of objects, knowledge, properties, and change, and how Aristotle’s belief in only one realm contrasts directly with that of Plato. Throughout Plato’s main works, he argues for the existence of two realms: one that we interact with on a daily basis in a tangible sense, known as the physical realm, and one that represents the ideal form of everything in our universe and which we think about in only an abstract sense, known as the realm of the forms. I will first explain how Plato’s philosophy affects his views of major defining elements, such as knowledge, properties,

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Although somewhat challenging to fully process, it is clear that Plato’s approach is to consider all interactions and opportunities within life, as a lesson that can be utilized to provide information during difficult times when we feel that there is nothing that can be gained from the situation. This not only provides us with a level of self-improvement and growth as we draw from past experiences, but also creates further knowledge that can also be drawn from when similar situations arise. Plato also makes it clear that though this level of skepticism can be difficult to maintain it is a critical piece that is often necessary, as not everything in life is the way it appears. Plato, points out, relying solely on one area can be damaging, and explaining that trusting only in what you think you can see makes you blind to the rest of what surrounds you, therefore limiting your potential

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Enlightenment itself is a concept that cultures around the world believe in and how people can master this concept. Enlightenment is an elevated understanding of life and learning how one may remove any negativity from their life. Societies view enlightenment as important because it helps people understand any and all forms of negativity never promote happiness and prosperity. One piece of literature that vividly shows this concept is Plato’s, “Allegory of the Cave.” Plato highlights how Socrates converses with Glaucon about how the man who reaches the light at the end of the cave would be free from negativity; the man discovers the truth which leads him to enlightenment.

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