A Modernday Allegory of the Cave
In his The Allegory of the Cave, Plato conveys his belief that people perceiving only through senses is ultimately an inferior form of knowledge. Since the people in the cave only see the shadows of the objects, they do not view them in their purest form. Although Plato wrote this piece over 2000 years ago, it is still relevant in our time. Plato viewed that true knowledge can only be achieved by inquiring into the forms of these objects, and unfortunately in our modern age there still exist fires that cast shadows on our walls. Presently, TV and the Internet have polluted our senses and distorted the reality we believe in. Ever since it?s invention, television has been a persuasive and blinding medium for viewers. We sit fi
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