Plato’s allegory of the cave is an excellent representation of misconception. Plato describes how countless people lack the knowledge in the Theory of Forms and as a result, the people are unable to turn and see what is behind them. Meaning that such people who are unable to move their heads will mistake what is in front of them for the truth, rather than try and look at what is behind them and learn from it. Whether one wants to accept the reality for what it is or stay in a blissful ignorance is entirely up to the individual. Be that as it may, this shows how some individuals would be more inclined to follow rather than lead.
After reading about the allegory of the cave, I stand under the impression that we are living in a worldwide façade, only a few groups of people (the puppeteers) know the truth. The difficulty is finding out what the fact is, and since our own selves do not know, countless prisoners would instead remain ignorant then accept any other reality that is not what they are used to dealing with. The point of the allegory of the cave is to cause oneself to question our existence in this specific reality; have us doubt our senses too. The …show more content…
There are a variety of different obstacles that humanity faces: government, politics, caste-system (lower, middle and upper classes), etc. It is only when we stop for a moment and think about whether our reality is a real one and not some illusion can we begin to break our chains. When I look at something, I see replications, delusions, and notions. What do they have in common? They are not the real thing, and they never will be, but since we accepted them as the real thing for so long, it is difficult for us to take it as anything else. From the examples provided above, I will choose one and explain how they are a modern allegory of the
After reading about the allegory of the cave, I stand under the impression that we are living in a worldwide façade, only a few groups of people (the puppeteers) know the truth. The difficulty is finding out what the fact is, and since our own selves do not know, countless prisoners would instead remain ignorant then accept any other reality that is not what they are used to dealing with. The point of the allegory of the cave is to cause oneself to question our existence in this specific reality; have us doubt our senses too. The …show more content…
There are a variety of different obstacles that humanity faces: government, politics, caste-system (lower, middle and upper classes), etc. It is only when we stop for a moment and think about whether our reality is a real one and not some illusion can we begin to break our chains. When I look at something, I see replications, delusions, and notions. What do they have in common? They are not the real thing, and they never will be, but since we accepted them as the real thing for so long, it is difficult for us to take it as anything else. From the examples provided above, I will choose one and explain how they are a modern allegory of the