Alexis Lucas Dr. David Mosley Philosophy 160 5 February 2016 The Cave of Bellarmine University Chained to the walls of the cave, the cave dwellers are forced to seeing only what is directly in front of them. This showed that each cave dweller was not only bound hand and foot but also their head. This made them only have one perspective. However, since all of the cave dwellers were lined up, each perspective varied slightly. The chains cause limitations to the cave dwellers and ultimately control each of their perceptions.. The cave dwellers only see the shadows of what is going on in the real world. In short of the situation, the cave dwellers are being robbed of what true reality is. The shadows that
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This could lead the cave dwellers to believe that the shadows that were being cast on the wall were the real objects themselves. Because the shadows having the likelihood of being perceived as actual objects, it plays into the concept of reality and belief. They are only left to make assumptions based on their perspective as to what the shadows are. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave can be applied to many things, one of them Bellarmine University. The chains at Bellarmine University generally start with the initial tour of the campus. The potential students and their families to see only the good things that Bellarmine has to offer. The tour guides take hold of the chains and direct you to the places that highlight the good features that Bellarmine wants everyone to know about, like our nursing department and the development of Centro. These chains limit potential students from knowing what Bellarmine is truly like. Those students that have graduated from Bellarmine University are the shadows. They show what Bellarmine was and is. Their stories are
This could lead the cave dwellers to believe that the shadows that were being cast on the wall were the real objects themselves. Because the shadows having the likelihood of being perceived as actual objects, it plays into the concept of reality and belief. They are only left to make assumptions based on their perspective as to what the shadows are. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave can be applied to many things, one of them Bellarmine University. The chains at Bellarmine University generally start with the initial tour of the campus. The potential students and their families to see only the good things that Bellarmine has to offer. The tour guides take hold of the chains and direct you to the places that highlight the good features that Bellarmine wants everyone to know about, like our nursing department and the development of Centro. These chains limit potential students from knowing what Bellarmine is truly like. Those students that have graduated from Bellarmine University are the shadows. They show what Bellarmine was and is. Their stories are