Starting Philosophy 1010 with no foundation in Philosophy, I hesitated at first between taking this class and taking Music 1010, but when I finally decided to take this class I must say it's one of the most informative class I have taken here at P.G.C.C. Throughout this introduction to Philosophy course, I have learned so many things that I can actually relate to (The Allegory of the Cave, The Apology, Classical antiquity, Christian-based philosophy and Descartes Metaphysical Meditation) etc. In this essay, I would be discussing the three topics that I consider to be more important to me and how they can be related to my life.
The Allegory of the Cave: At the beginning of the semester, I learned about The Allegory of The Cave. A theory composed by Plato in which he …show more content…
Plato’s explained human’s perception by representing us as prisoners who have being chained in a cave since childhood. The prisoners are been kept in a way that they were unable to look backward, both their legs and neck were unmovable and their head faced forward .They could only see what was in front of them, shadows of objects which they interpreted to be real. At the end, one of the prisoners was released, he had the chance to see and know the truth about what was going on outside, but when he went back and tell the others about what he saw they could not believe him.
How The Allegory of the Cave relate to my Life: 17 years ago, I was living with my other family members in Sierra Leone, a beautiful country located on the West coast of Africa, I have many siblings seventeen to be precise and I am the youngest one. Growing up, I was fed with so much fear, lies, and rumors. To the point that it’s still affecting my everyday life. I was told that there is nothing fun about the real world and people are not as real as they present themselves to be and even though it’s true to some
The Allegory of the Cave: At the beginning of the semester, I learned about The Allegory of The Cave. A theory composed by Plato in which he …show more content…
Plato’s explained human’s perception by representing us as prisoners who have being chained in a cave since childhood. The prisoners are been kept in a way that they were unable to look backward, both their legs and neck were unmovable and their head faced forward .They could only see what was in front of them, shadows of objects which they interpreted to be real. At the end, one of the prisoners was released, he had the chance to see and know the truth about what was going on outside, but when he went back and tell the others about what he saw they could not believe him.
How The Allegory of the Cave relate to my Life: 17 years ago, I was living with my other family members in Sierra Leone, a beautiful country located on the West coast of Africa, I have many siblings seventeen to be precise and I am the youngest one. Growing up, I was fed with so much fear, lies, and rumors. To the point that it’s still affecting my everyday life. I was told that there is nothing fun about the real world and people are not as real as they present themselves to be and even though it’s true to some