... free the prisoners. However, because he now seems mad describing a new strange reality they reject him to the point of threatening to kill him. Plato's Allegory of the Cave is a direct representation of the human condition, the circumstances we as humans presently encounter, circumstances such as conceptual frameworks, or basic beliefs, and our typical behaviors in society. The allegory ... metaphorically describes our situation as human beings in the world today. In his story, Plato utilizes several key elements to portray his metaphor of the human condition. Plato's image ... contain...

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Plato's Cave Allegory The Cave allegory Plato spoke about was not attributed to a "cave" in the literal sense, but rather to an inner "cave" that resides in all individuals. He referenced rows of people at different levels; the first only knows a wall with shadows. On the elevation ... behind the first row, they are aware of the existence of other and the various objects they carry. All of the people within the cave, both those facing the wall and those on the elevated wall have one thing in common; they are all "prisoners". Some have knowledge of objects and ... and the tastes of new fruits...

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In The Republic by Plato, we find the Allegory of the Cave, a symbolic story, told by Socrates, which asserts that all humanity starts out in ignorance and is eventually pushed to seek further knowledge. Socrates believed that those who through their inclination to learn the truth leave the Cave, are dutifully to ... people walking across with objects to cast shadows with the fire. These objects are cutouts, consisting of the shapes of animals and plants. Plato is describing the Cave as the world as we are taught children. The cutouts represent our religious morals and the morals taught by ou...

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... the darkness because this person coming from the darkness will soon be enlightened being able to see what he was unable to see in the darkness. On the other hand Plato is saying the unenlightened man cannot laugh at the enlightened man coming from the light back into the darkness because he has not seen the light. The unenlightened man is ... unable to understand the realities of what the shadows really are whereas the enlightened man can understand. I agree with the "Allegory of the cave" because one who is enlightened contains the knowledge that he could not while in the darkness. In ...

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... then their mental reality discloses the reality of the society in which they live in. However to clarify my thoughts I will use Book 5 of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" to elaborate more about reality and morality. And from that I will show you how the grandson breaks away from the reality that he is been ... and renewed ones. He learns that he is not obligated to act as the oppressing society around him demands. Reading a passage from Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" helps us connect his realization of how the world around him works, and his awareness of a new reality: Behold! Human bei...

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... do you think are the qualities of an "enlightened", educated person? How does your idea about education relate to the education of the prisoner in Plato's cave story? Reality is trying to achieve both truth and understanding. There is no such thing as 'Reality", until you truly be aware of and live life. Reality is a perspective accepted ... by a person as being true because of what they have been seen. When Plato's man was bound in chains, did he not have his reality? For him, the cave and shadows were his reality. He broke free of the chains, which resulted in a shift in point of view...

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... philosophers that beg for power manipulate the public. The public is unaware of the true philosophers because they are blinded by the schemes of politicians. Plato presents the Divided Line as an outline for his theory of knowledge. The image of the Divided Line is a concise model of the four different ... , physical objects, mathematics and hypotheses, and lastly is first principles and forms. With the Divided Line as a backdrop, Socrates presents the Allegory of the Cave as a metaphor that presents a person's travels from ignorance to wisdom. It can be seen as the education process for...

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