Philosophy has always been concerned with the thoughts and feelings of people about issues and how they perceive certain things, what some people see as bad, others can see it as a good thing. This is where philosophy comes in, it offers analysis, constructions, and criticisms of arguments.
Over the years, philosophers have written written different view points on life and its meaning, this essay looks at Socrates’ philosophical view on life and knowledge and compares it with Voltaire’s own views on happiness and enlightenment.
This essay focus on the Allegory of the Cave Readings by Plato who claimed to have gotten it from Socrates and the Good Brahmin written by Voltaire.
According to Plato, the Allegory of the Cave story showcases Socrates …show more content…
This prisoners then decides to share his new experiences with the prisoners still in the cave, which leads us to the third point, • The return – the escaped prisoner returns to the cave despite knowing his life might be put in danger by either the captors and/or the prisoners. His mind being so enlightened he couldn’t keep it to himself and tells the rest of the prisoners about whet he has experienced outside of the cave, predictably, the other prisoners do no believe him as they haven’t seen what the escaped prisoner has seen, and even threaten to harm the escapee if he tried to free them.
In Socrates view, the cave represents the people who believe that knowledge can only come from what they see or hear (empirical knowledge), the escapee represents someone who has a thirst for knowledge outside of his own realm of reality. The events that happened when the escapee returned to the cave shows that people are scared of learning about truths that clash with their own reality, leading to them clashing with people who try to enlighten them. In Socrates view, philosophy frees one’s mind and helps a person to discover truths about himself and the world around
Over the years, philosophers have written written different view points on life and its meaning, this essay looks at Socrates’ philosophical view on life and knowledge and compares it with Voltaire’s own views on happiness and enlightenment.
This essay focus on the Allegory of the Cave Readings by Plato who claimed to have gotten it from Socrates and the Good Brahmin written by Voltaire.
According to Plato, the Allegory of the Cave story showcases Socrates …show more content…
This prisoners then decides to share his new experiences with the prisoners still in the cave, which leads us to the third point, • The return – the escaped prisoner returns to the cave despite knowing his life might be put in danger by either the captors and/or the prisoners. His mind being so enlightened he couldn’t keep it to himself and tells the rest of the prisoners about whet he has experienced outside of the cave, predictably, the other prisoners do no believe him as they haven’t seen what the escaped prisoner has seen, and even threaten to harm the escapee if he tried to free them.
In Socrates view, the cave represents the people who believe that knowledge can only come from what they see or hear (empirical knowledge), the escapee represents someone who has a thirst for knowledge outside of his own realm of reality. The events that happened when the escapee returned to the cave shows that people are scared of learning about truths that clash with their own reality, leading to them clashing with people who try to enlighten them. In Socrates view, philosophy frees one’s mind and helps a person to discover truths about himself and the world around