In the text “the Cave Allegory” by Plato is about people who are confined Plato states, “ their legs and neck chained” in a cave facing one direction of a wall, with a fire as the only light and a roadway behind them. The confined people are only able to see the shadows of the objects which people are holding as they pass by on the roadway. Plato talks about the tiresome and challenging journey of how one achieves real truth not second hand truth, which the prisoners perceive is real. In this text the most significant ideas of Plato’s allegory is the idea of self- actualization and real truth.
Plato states many examples to show that the people trapped are living in a false reality, and that they are closed minded; everything the trapped people are seeing is shadows of the truth and not the actual object. Plato says the person would state when seeing the truth “ what he saw was an illusion”. The use of the chains trapping the people shows them not being able to expand their own knowledge to attain real truth. This is similar to the “black swan theory” where people at first only believed that white swans exist due to living and seeing only whites swans, until they leave their country and see their first black swan. This is similar to the …show more content…
Furthermore, what Plato is also trying to say is that true leaders are outside the cave, and that they are not followers because they are open minded; the true leaders are seekers and want to get out of their comfort zone to accomplish great things or gain greater knowledge. These ideas are present today with what people want to accomplish. Many people will have to move out of their comfort zone in order to overcome their adversity, and once they persevere they have acquired the self-actualization they were looking for or their
Plato states many examples to show that the people trapped are living in a false reality, and that they are closed minded; everything the trapped people are seeing is shadows of the truth and not the actual object. Plato says the person would state when seeing the truth “ what he saw was an illusion”. The use of the chains trapping the people shows them not being able to expand their own knowledge to attain real truth. This is similar to the “black swan theory” where people at first only believed that white swans exist due to living and seeing only whites swans, until they leave their country and see their first black swan. This is similar to the …show more content…
Furthermore, what Plato is also trying to say is that true leaders are outside the cave, and that they are not followers because they are open minded; the true leaders are seekers and want to get out of their comfort zone to accomplish great things or gain greater knowledge. These ideas are present today with what people want to accomplish. Many people will have to move out of their comfort zone in order to overcome their adversity, and once they persevere they have acquired the self-actualization they were looking for or their