"The Allegory of the Cave"
In Plato's "Allegory of the Cave", Socrates tells a symbolic story to one of his pupil named Glaucon, and is telling him a brief tale having a moral to explain what it is like to be a philosopher. Most people, including ourselves, live in a world of comparison of no knowledge. He said "let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened". When we start facing the truth, the series of changes may be frightening, and many of the people run back to their old lives, to the old routine. But if you continue to look for the truth, you will eventually be able to handle it better. Those who do not know about your new knowledge seem to not understand and might refer to you as dangerous. As said in the passage "once you have tasted the truth, you will not ever want to go back to being ignorant!".
In Plato's "Allegory of the Cave", Socrates tells a symbolic story to one of his pupil named Glaucon, and is telling him a brief tale having a moral to explain what it is like to be a philosopher. Most people, including ourselves, live in a world of comparison of no knowledge. He said "let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened". When we start facing the truth, the series of changes may be frightening, and many of the people run back to their old lives, to the old routine. But if you continue to look for the truth, you will eventually be able to handle it better. Those who do not know about your new knowledge seem to not understand and might refer to you as dangerous. As said in the passage "once you have tasted the truth, you will not ever want to go back to being ignorant!".
“My Place in the Cave”
The idea of "human beings living in a underground den", comes from "The Allegory of the Cave". Socrates constructs a scenario where one is set free to experiencing the world outside the cave, with the new perception of the world trying to explain what was seen on the outside.
If i have to imagine that i was in Socrates cave the stage i would pick is still chained. I would have some knowledge what i am in but not really where i am. There is nothing but dirt around me. There are more just like me, chained to the wall from the neck, legs and arms. We are prisoner's, I've been chained for years now. Behind us is a fire burning and in front of us all we see is shadow. I feel i have lost my mind, so have the others. We do not know what it is to be free of ourselves.
If i have to imagine that i was in Socrates cave the stage i would pick is still chained. I would have some knowledge what i am in but not really where i am. There is nothing but dirt around me. There are more just like me, chained to the wall from the neck, legs and arms. We are prisoner's, I've been chained for years now. Behind us is a fire burning and in front of us all we see is shadow. I feel i have lost my mind, so have the others. We do not know what it is to be free of ourselves.
Blog Series Evaluation 1:
ReplyDeleteA good first series of blogs. :-)
For the next series, I want you to try to write longer, even if that means taking some time out of class. The writing practice is worth it.
Ok, thanks. Defiantly will practice writing, and making it longer.
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4.Yes- but Kristina included two quotes from the passage.
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Hi Kristina,
I have read your blog entry and am having a hard time seeing how this is a summary of The Allergory Of The Cave. You haven't stated any plot points, instead you have wrote an interpretation of what you personally thought the passage was about. You have also included two quotes from the passage, when the summary was supposed to be in your own words. There were also a few grammar errors. Hope this helps :)
Hey thanks for your comment on my blog. Can you tell the similarity between the movie and Platos' allegory?
ReplyDeleteAack--that's "Plato's." Anyway, I'll see you soon. :-)
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