Imagine finding out the way you perceive the world is totally wrong, the grass isn’t green and the sky isn’t blue. In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, Plato believes that knowledge of the world we live in, which is gained by our senses is false, but to find the truest knowledge of the world we must think how a philosopher would think. In comparison, Mike Fishbein, writer of “Cognitive Dissonance: What Happens When Reality Trumps Perception” informs readers about an effect called cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance means “the mental stress or discomfort experienced when holding two conflicting thoughts” (Fishbein). Although Plato’s theory of the true world explains how “normal people” do not see the true forms of the world, he further illustrates
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Although, I do not believe he would agree with how the prisoners cope, by trying to kill the escaped prisoner. I do think Plato would most likely agree with handling cognitive dissonance by trying to find a way to change behavior an example given in the text, “This strategy presents challenges, however, as it is often difficult for people to change well-learned behavioral responses (i.e. giving up smoking) or accept that they were wrong” (Fishbein). Furthermore, since Plato is a philosopher, he probaly would most likely try to find different ways to understand any differing ideas presented to him. Provided that, I think Plato would be open to new knowledge and ideas since he looks for new ways to perceive things.
In conclusion, Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” and “Cognitive Dissonance: What Happens When Reality Trumps Perception” can be compared because the prisoners in the story of “Allegory of the Cave” experience cognitive dissonance once they are told what the world is actually like outside of the cave, they do want to accept the truth because they have known differently all throughout their
Although, I do not believe he would agree with how the prisoners cope, by trying to kill the escaped prisoner. I do think Plato would most likely agree with handling cognitive dissonance by trying to find a way to change behavior an example given in the text, “This strategy presents challenges, however, as it is often difficult for people to change well-learned behavioral responses (i.e. giving up smoking) or accept that they were wrong” (Fishbein). Furthermore, since Plato is a philosopher, he probaly would most likely try to find different ways to understand any differing ideas presented to him. Provided that, I think Plato would be open to new knowledge and ideas since he looks for new ways to perceive things.
In conclusion, Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” and “Cognitive Dissonance: What Happens When Reality Trumps Perception” can be compared because the prisoners in the story of “Allegory of the Cave” experience cognitive dissonance once they are told what the world is actually like outside of the cave, they do want to accept the truth because they have known differently all throughout their