... that the educator is correct that the shadows are in fact illusions and not the real thing. The man that released him now drags him to the surface and they ascend out of the cave. This would relate to a teaching style that can be found in some classrooms where the professor makes the students think and figure out the answer instead ... . First he would be shown the fire in the cave, then he would be told that the shadows are illusions, and then he would be dragged up the cave and ascend out of it. From there he would go out on his own and reason that his life was in fact a lie. This is t...

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... is achieved in the animal kingdom through sustenance and survival (among other things). The human race is undeniably unique in circumstance as it possesses intellectual rationality and reason. These traits ascend our perception to a higher plain as we have developed a purpose other than mere survival. Rationality and reason allow humans to devise complex systems of morality and self development, also know ... ...

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